Oil-Burning Battleship.

New York Times 100 years ago today, September 24, 1912:
British Vessel Soon to be Begun — To Carry Supply of 2,700 Tons.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Sept. 23.— Immediately after the battleship Marlborough is launched at Devonport on Oct. 24 a sister ship will be laid down.
    A distinctive feature of the second vessel will be the fact that she will burn oil, of which she will carry a supply of 2,700 tons.