Complex sentence: The paddlesteamer was now long, 18 feet 7 inches wide, and 3 feet 5 inches deep.It weighed 66.21 gross tons and was modified to have a recessed stern wheel instead of a propeller.
Split into simpler sentences: The paddlesteamer was now long, 18 feet 7 inches wide, and 3 feet 5 inches deep. She weighed 66.21 gross tons and was modified to have a recessed stern wheel instead of a propeller.