The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-11 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelli;ence.

The official trial of the new screw sloop-corvette
Reindeer for Admiralty classification took place Ye 11"
terday at the measured mile, near the Maplin Sands'
under the superintendence of the officials of Cilatilevi
dockyard and the Steam Reserve, more than ordi-
nary interest being taken in the vessel's performance
from the circumstance of the Reindeer being the first
of the improved class of sloop-corvette in which the
new composite of shipbuilding has been carried by
the free use of iron in conjunction with wood. rrh°
Reindeer was built from the designs of Mr. I. Watts'
the late Chief Constructor of the Navy. She is 185ftci
in length, with an extreme breath of 33/ft.,
is fitted with a pair of direct acting simple true'',
engines of 200-horse power (nominal), manufactured
by Messrs. Rennie and Sons. Her machinery Iv°
ordered by the Admiralty in 1858, and the engines
were exhibited at the International Exhibition ie
1862, and were awarded a first-class prize medal'
There are two cylinders with a mean diameter of 39'
sin., and length of stroke 2ft. The air pumps bade
single acting plungers, with a diameter of 18in., an
length of stroke 2ft. There are three boilers, and
their total weight when filled is 78 tons ; the weig",,
of the engines is 30 tons 13 cwt. The boilers are fet;
by means of 10 furnaces, and contain 768 tubes, ei•
Gft. in length and 2iin. diameter. The total amen°
of heating surface is 3,631 square feet. There arc tor°
auxiliary engines for filling the boilers direct front
the sea. The screw is the ordinary two-bladed Grif-
fithl propeller of 12ft. in diameter and set at a Pitch
of 12ft. 6in. The length of the screw alley is 88,,,,Lth.;
with a mean breadth and depth of sft. lin. -1-;t
Reindeer was tried yesterday at a medium drangu,
of water, her bunkers being filled with 100 tons el'
coal and ten tons on deck, but none of her gi
cables, or other heavy stores being on board. i°
leaving her moorings her draught of water was 14t
x
3M. aft and 12ft. Gin. forward. The officials ouboar
included Capt. G-. W. Preedy, C. 8., commanding
the steam reserve, who had charge of the vessel dev.
r-
ing the trial, Staff-Corn. C. J. Pollinghorne,
W. Williamson, inspector of machinery afloat ; "JrAl3
W. Eames, assist.-inspector of machinery at Chatha
dockyard ; Mr. Allen, chief engineer of the Reindeer;
Mr. Hutchins, assist.-master shipwright; and
Wottan, master. The vessel was navigated from
Chatham by Mr. Blakey, Queen's pilot. The sve2;
ther was exceedingly favourable for the trial,
~t;
sea being smooth and the air nearly calm. via
reaching the Maplin Sands six runs were take
over the measured mile with the following re 9;
sults :—First mile, time 6 min. 36 sec., speed 9.0
0
knots, pressure of steam 221 b., vac. 23 in., relic:
lutions of screw per minute, 102 ; second of
time 5 min. 13 sec., speed 11.502 knots, pressure a;
steam 22i1b., vac. 22in., number of revolutions ;,
third mile, time 6 min. 29 sec., speed 9.254 kuo,
pressure of steam 221 b., vac. 224 in., number of In j
lutions 98 ; fourth mile, time 5 min. 16 sec., sP?
11.392 knots, pressure of steam 2221. b., vac. 221111
number of revolutions 99 ; fifth mile, time 5 rei% 5
sec., speed 10.169 knots, pressure of steam
vac. 23in., number of revolutions 100 ; sixth 11! of
time 5 min. 54 sec., speed 10.169 knots, pressor 93,
steam 22i1b., vac. 22in., number of revolutions:47
giving the true mean speed of the ship as 10. to
knots per hour. The vessel went round the con' ones
circle in 4 min. 50 sec., with the rudder brought °is
to an angle of 29 deg. The average temperatareeo,
the stokehole during the trial was 108 deg. The the
gines were stopped dead from the time of movie"
tea
telegraph on the bridge in three seconds, and sterrioi
tossthe from rest in the same time. During the ioo
the engines worked very satisfactorily. At the c' off
of the trial last evening the Reindeer brought uPtor
Chatham dockyard, there to complete fitting

sea by the shipwright department.
The Dart, 4, screw gunvessel, Commander gals°,
Lowther, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour 110
terday morning, and anchored at Spithead t°her
in her powder and shell previous to sailing Or
destined station, the West Coast of Africa.
WAr
The Achilles, transport, chartered by the ,„reS
Department for the conveyance of military 3"-0,1),
for Quebec (shipped from Woolwich Arsenviag
sailed from the Thames yesterday morning, 13%04-
been detained by a most extraordinary and
countable bungle in the War-office ex,r3:s-109
ments. As stated in a former number of Pe were
the Military Store Department at Woolwich "
031
engaged by special orders during the whole of -1101.
week and the previous day in shipping a large% oe
ber of casks and cases of powder and ammuniti°o fit
board the Medusa, for transfer to the Oroete,,i of
Portsmouth for North America. On the arrlv'nocii
the "Medusa at Portsmouth the captain was 11,3b-irLIO
a counter order to take back more than two-Da
Ad
of the powder to Woolwich, to be re-shiPPe
transported in lighters to Gravesend, there to be AOl-
transferred to the Achilles. This has naturslllol
tailed a large amount of useless labour and
eSpa'
expenditure; but no one, as usual, appears o.cler
sable for the blunder. As the shipment of P°13610
is invariably performed, by way of caution/II
only, a large number of men belonging t° thin
tary store department at Woolwich were agaci' oble
ployed during the whole of last Sunday 00
,eeivg,
pay, and completed the shipment late in theft of
co
working without cessation, so as to ade3ik. cou°
ship's departure on the following morning• t.
of inquiry is ordered to be held on the subiee Capt'
The chartered troop-ship Walmer Castle' the
W. A. R. Styles, yesterday hauled alongside opstric
pier at Woolwich Arsenal, in preparation t°
e
art
dletp
three batteries of the sth Brigade garrison trope
ohe
for Madras. The ship is well known ill t
aglea'
port service, for which she is admirably 3ts, .11°
both as to her saloon and troop appeiatileeil,,out
was yesterday officially inspected throug"tiocil °
Capt. Locke, embarcation officer for the e'voter
India, Capt. Naugle, Deputy Assist. - QuartAerdetsell;
Gen. at Woolwich, and other officers. jaeo.'
A the et°
ment of the Brigade afterwards sbippe- to iv
baggage, and the necessary arrangeul for toil
entered into and directed by Capt. Nance portico
distribution of the cabins and berths to tosycii
men and their families; who have been a ,cloe
t - iter
for. The troops will embark to-day au°u or a, .0
and the ship will leave the Thames to_eio rr batter'
noon, without calling at Gravesend. „0-c°111;
are composed of a total of 16 officers, Do' 0J vers
missioned officers, trumpeters, drunimerutio oflic ej
and file, 33 women, and 58 children. emitrto,
are Lieut.-Col. Fraser (who has been chief
to proceed by the overland route, the dorolvl,
maud 'during the voyag
tinesreyqui ::11:1.1ei
on Capt. Wilson), Capt. flannel), JL'T (ig
opi
Wright, al cafe/
and Lieut. Tunes, No. voyage
M'Laughlin, Lieuts. Blackley,
No. 3, Capt. Wilson, Lieuts. Budgeu7vel ,011 1j
Rigg ; and Lieuts. Cresswell, Nutt/ , the ,
Allen, and Assistant-Surgeon Lowe, ot act
nfi
17th Brigades.
The head-quarters of the 40th ,e 1507,40
the Command of Lieut.-Col. L. L 'today 1,`,,e,1
embarked at Portsmouth dockyard Yes t,
• h they 113 Y 010'1'4'11
r
the ship Holmesdale, in wine tof ia
from New Zealand, and joined the wiul, ai 00
the c°1.,1,101e6L1
went previously arrived from
I.'
quarters in Portsmouth garrison. beeil
afterwards sailed for London. 6 has
I E• Ankel
Retrinleut'
Royal Naval Reserve.-1\ r. •
appointed sub-lieutenant,