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

Naval and Military Intellizence.

The official trial of the new screw sloop-corvette
Reindeer for Admiralty classification took place Yes-
teriay at the measured mile, near the Maplin Sods'
under the superintendence of the officials of Chat
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 firs:
of the improved class of sloop-corvette in which tb
new composite of shipbuilding has been carried be
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 18571
in length, with an extreme breath of 331 ft., °unit
is fitted with a pair of direct acting simple trli
ehgines of 200-horse power (nominal), manufactur7,
by Messrs. Rennie and Sons. Her machinery
ordered by the Admiralty in 1858, and the engines
were exhibited at the International Exhibition 1°
1862, and were awarded a' first-class prize lac °.
There are two cylinders with a mean diameter of 3ft'
sin., and length of stroke 2ft. The a'r pumps 1'31,1°
single acting plungers, with a diameter of 18in.7 atia
length of stroke 2ft. There are three boilers/ an
t,t
ed'
their total weight when filled is 78 tons ; the wertl
of the engines is 30 tons 13 cwt. The boilers are
by means of 10 furnaces, and contain 768 tubes, °t
6ft. in length and 21in. diameter. The total amen„
of heating surface is 3,631 square feet. There are tw,u
auxiliary engines for filling the boilers direct frn;
the sea. The screw is the ordinary two-bladed G.° h
fith propeller of 12ft. in d;arneter and set at a Pit:
of 12ft. 6in. The length of the screw alley is 38,-.'ht.'o
with a mean breadth and depth of sft. lin.
obt
Reindeer was tried yesterday at a medium drallgf
of wa'„er, her burkefs being filled with 100 tors
coal and ten tons on deck, but none of her n -
cables, or other heavy stores being on board.
leaving her moorings her draught of water was 14„,.d
3in. aft and 121 t. 6in. forward. The offi&als ocher
e
included Capt. G. W. Preedy, C. 8., commanding
the steam reserve, who had charge of the. vessel 7v
ing the trial, Staff-Corn. C. J. Pol."nghorne,
W. Williamson, inspector of machinery afloat ; l's
o;
W. Eames, assist. -inspector of machinery at Chattlnr.
dockyard ; Mr. Allen, chief engineer of the Reiriclfqe;
Mr. Hutchins, assist.-master shipwright; and 'l3;
Wottan, master. The vessel was navigated fre
C:mtham by Mr. Blakey, Queen's pilot. Thew e,iso
ther was exceedingly favourable for the trial, n'
sea being smooth and the air nearly calm.
reaching the Maplin Sands s'x rurs were tak ,
over the measured mile with the following nre9i
sults :—First mile, time 6 mir. . 36 sec., speed 9'o,
knots, pressure of steam 221 b., vac. 23 in., Tiles
lutions of screw per minute, 102 ; second 0;
time 5 min. 13 sec., speed 11.502 knots, presser Q.
steam 2211 b., vac. 22in., number of revolutions 9Q5'
therd mile, time 6 men. 29 sec., speed 9.254 k°°o:
pressure of steam 221 b., vac. 22 iin., number of revel
lutions 98; fourth mile, time 5 min. 16 sec., 01,:;.c
11.392 knot; pressure of steam 2211 b., vac. 2'1115.4'
number of revolutions 99 ; fifth m'le, time 5 mlnt
4
sec., speed 10169 knots, pressure of steam 23'10
vac. 23in., number of revolutions 100 ;
ilue 5 min. 54 sec., speed 10169 knots, pressr":"oB
steam 22i1b., vac. 22M., number of revolutions
0
giving the true mean speed of the ship as 10.
knots per hour. The vessel went round the cooPieer
&Tie in 4 min. 50 see-., with the rudder brought °T;I3
to an angle of 29 deg. The average temperature 0'
the stokehole during the trial was 108 deg. The en,
gines were stopped dead from the time of moving
ea
telegraph on the bridge in three secands, and starfish
again from rest in the same time. During the .tiroso
the engines worked very satisfactorily. At the ei*
off
of the trial last evening the Reindeer brought nor
Cha:ham dockyard, there to complete fitting

sea by the shipwright department.
The Dart, 4, screw gunvessel, Commander g3rceu!
Lowther steamed out of Portsmouth harbour Y:0
terday morning, and anchored at Spithead tota;er
in her powder and shell previous to sailing for

destined station, the West Coastof Africa.• war
The Achilles, transport, chartered by the "es
Department for the conveyance of moitary
for Quebec (shipp3d from Woolwich Arsel3:ivi
sailed from the Thames yesterday morning, ba'n.a:-
been detained by a most extraordinary and un-
countable bungle in the War-office arllool,
ments. As stated in a former number of. Tke ;:ro
the Military Store Department at Woolwich "jai
engaged by special orders during the whole of Suitio.
week and the previous day in shipping a large ha oa
ber of casks and cases of powder and ammunitied at
board the Medusa, for transfer to the Orotitel of
Portsmouth for North America. On the arricap,l
tae Medusa at Portstnoutit the captain was ha •.•r'4
a counter order to take back mere than two-Vid
of the powder to Woolwich, to be re-shiged i0,;5
transported in lighters to Gravesend, there to betaber
transferred to the Achilles: This has natura y
tailel a large amount of useless labour and 'veor
expenditure, but no one, as usual, appears res:vclet
Bible for the blunder. As the shipment Of Pei;3ocl
is invariablyaenumberperformed,
of men belonging bywbayeloofcaution, 1:01
only, alrgto the
e-
tary store depar'onent at Woolwich were aged' 0010
ployed during the whole.of last Sunday en aivg+
pay, and completed the shipment late in the e°,,-/ the
working without ccssat:on, so as to adtalt of
ship's departure on the following mornirg• JN"
of inquiry is ordered to be held on the subject'Ca pt.
The chartered troop-ship Walmer Castle' 11
the
W. A. R. Styles, yesterday hauled alongside et,
pier at Woolwich Arsenal, in preparation to etiverf
three batteries of the sth Brigade garrison extolls-
for Madras. The ship is well known in tbe
port service, for -which she is admirablysa'rp)
both as to her riloon and troop appeintineuts't 1)1,
was yesterday officia".y inspected throug:ll6lot
Capt. Locke, embercation officer for the C° aster'
Indic, Capt. Nan gle, Deputy Assist. - QuertAerdetaeb'
Gen. at Woolwich, and other officers. t'• boa
ment of the Brigade afterwards shipped °l4.e„ werebaggage, and the necessary arrangernee— the
ole ~a
entered into and directed by Capt. an=
~,orri
distribution of the cabins and berths to the >n Coed
men and their families, who have been 117
3e
for. The troops will embark to-day about aftersrrovi 'e
and the ship will leave the Thames to-nle ttcri
noon, without calling at Gravesend. The
o:_co'l'i;
e:e composed of a total of 16 officers, 33411,,„ ,
missioned officers, trumpeters, drummers, '"„flicoP
and file, 33 women, and 58 children. Ibeervfaitted
are Lieut.-Col. Fraser (who has been Fief coal:
to proceed by the overland route, the e:)3evolvi°
maud during the voyage consequently cap!,
on Capt. Wilson), Capt. ilanneu,i]cbcnt: :03011:
and Lieut. Innes, No. 1 battery ; Kiev
,red
allo. 3u,gehal L;ept. vuiti
sso. orLe: 3Y
3,13,a:
Rigg ; and Lieuts. Cresswell,
ae
Allen, and Assistant-Surgeon
uadef
17th Brigades.
The head-quarters of the 40th
N ult:lloiftaPteehnlietP:a
Nelson/ 00
the command of Lieut.-Col. L. L. 13- fr
yester
embarked at Portsmouth dockyard
ing a la
from New Zealand, and joined the w an
the ship Holmesdale, in which they "le,boregr
the colonY pie
went previously arrived from Tione
quarters in Portsmouth garrison. The
bee
as be
afterwards sailed for London.
Ankers
Royal Naval Re2CIVC.-111r. B.
appointed sub-lieutenants WLBortliwgdehg:La:lcu