The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-08 00:00:00

THE NEW CUNA RD STEAMSHIP

SCOTIA.

The Scotia, the latest and most magnificent of the line of
Cunard Royal Mail steamers, is approaching completion
on the Clyde.
The general dimensions of the ship are as follow :
Length of keel and forerake, 360 feet ; length over all,
400 feet ; breadth of mould, 47 feet ; and depth, 32 feet. In
the construction of the hull the most modern improve-
ments have been introduced towards enabling her to afford
as great resisting power as possible to the combined influ-
ences of storms and winds. The keel is composed of several
bars of iron, each 35 feet in length, firmly joined together
by long scarves, the whole being 14 inches in depth, and 4
inches thick. The framework is of the strongest description.
Amidships it consists of plates of four-angle iron, running
up to the gunwale and towards the stem and stern, while
the other portions of the hull are constructed in the usual
way. Owing to this arrangement of the plates, the frame-
work is very heavy, but the amount of strength secured
will be increasedly great. The frame of the bow is built
diagonally, so that in the case of a collision, or contact with
a rock or iceberg, the strain would fall upon the very
strongest material of which the ship is composed. The
Scotia would thus have a doubly good chance of safety, and
of a successful resistance to accident, while other vessels
would be in peril. In addition also to the kelsons and
girders of a usual frame, others of a novel character have
been introduced in order to give a superior resisting
power. The Scotia is not clinker built, but the plates are
laid on alternately, and in such a manner as to impart
wonderful compactness and solidity to the hull. The
plates at the keel are 1 1..16th of an inch in thickness ;
at the bottom of the ship they are 15-16ths of an inch, from
the load water mark they are 7-Bths, and above that they
are 1 inch in thickness. The hull consists of seven water-
tight compartments. The cargo of the vessel is to be
stowed in two of these divisions, 75 feet each in length, 20
in breadth, awl 20 in height. These tanks are built in the
centre line of the ship, and are capable of receiving 500
tons measurement of cargo. They are completely water-
tight, and in the event of an accident to the hull would
of themselves be sufficient to keep the ship afloat. The
vessel, in fact, has a double bottom under the tanks
for the stowage of the goods, so that if the outer shell
were beaten in or strained, the inner would preserve
the cargo intact. The coal bunkers aro placed on each
outer side of these tanks, and are made to contain 1,800
tons of coals. Her engines, which are of 883 horse-power,
are on the side-lever principle, with two cylinders of 100
inches diameter each and 12 feet stroke of piston. The ap-
paratus for starting the engines is also constructed so that
the operation will be comparatively easy. The paddles
measure 40ft. Bin. in diameter over the rings. The accom-
modation for passengers is in harmony with the splendid
general capacity of the ship. She has 157 cabins, affording
sleeping accommodation to 300 passengers. Those cabins
are each 9 feet in height, which, with the excellent system
of ventilation introduced, will render them airy and
healthy. Surmounting the main deck there is a deck
house, the roof of which forms a promenade from stem to
stern. The saloons will afford dining accommodation for
above 300 persons. When the Scotia was launched her
weight was about 2,600 tons, but now that the heavy
weight
of her machinery is on board she is about 4,000 tons, and
draws 20 feet of water.—Liverpool Journal of Commerce.

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