Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-10-28
THE GREAT STEAMER.

THE GREAT STEAMER.
We copy, says the New York Com.
mercial Advetriser,from London paper
the annexed more detailed description
than we have before published, of the
great steam ship now in progress OF con-
struction by the British and American
Steam Navigation Company of London.
For the sake of comparison, we give
also the corresponding dimensions ofthe
line battle ship Pennsylvania. twill
be seen that the latter is surpassed in
length by the steamship, but exceeds her
in breadth, depth and tonnage.
BRITIsH AND AMERICAN STEAM Nav
IGATIoN CoMPANY.-The extraordinary
ship now building at the dock yard Of
Messrs. Curling 81 Young, of Limehouse
for the enterprising company, forms one
of those chief d'euureS that no country
but one like our own could achieve; for
its beauty of architecture, and immensi-
ty of size, the steamship Victoria is all
together unparalleled. The following
is a correct detail of her dimensions:
Length between perpendicular,
237 feet
On range of upper deck, 246
Length from figure head to
taft rail, 40 -
Breadth from planking TO
planking: 40
do. to outside of paddle ca. Ga
Depth from the floor tim.
bers, to the upper deck, 20
The estimated tonnage falls very lit
tie short of 1000 tons!
1t is believed that this is the largest
ship ever constructed for the purpose of
navigating the ocean, with the excep-
tion of Columbus, Baron Renfrew, and
Noah's Ark, and these can only be con-
sidcred as mere timber rfats.
The Vctoria's timbers are of solid
English oak, the principal planking of
the AZ ican oak, and that of stem and
stern Of Danzic fir, which has been pre-
lerred on account of its lightness. The
top sides are of Havana cedar. Her ribs
are strongly knit together with massive
diagonal trussngs of iron, and every
means appear to have been devised to
prevent her straining in any sea.
Much of her planking is cogged to the
timbers, and various other modes of Sc
curity adopted, which the advanced pro.
gress of the hull now renders invisible.
The fastcnings are of copper, and the
workmanship of this "Leviathan of the
deep" is universally admired. She is
to be propelled by two engines of 500
horse power, and is expected to make
the passage from England to New York
in the short space of fourteen days!-
With regard to her fittings-up for pas
sengers she will evidently float unrival-
led, there being full six feet between
decks; and the cabins are to be fitted up
with all that minuteness Of style and cl-
legance that modern experience and
taste can avail itself of. This noble tri-
umph of nautical architecture, is intcn-
ded to maintain an average speed, in all
weathers. of 200 miles per day. The
distance from Portsmouth or Liverpool
10 New York is about 5000 nautic miles;
hence, if she only averages l59 miles
per day, the passage will not exceed 20
davs-l76 miles per day will give
passage of II days-20O miles per day,
Is days--and 2l5 miles per day will
bring her to her destination in a fort
night! The average passage Of The pres
ent packet ships, exceeds 20 days, or
nearly month.
But probably the following statistical
fact will supply the best,dea Of this ex-
traordinary vessel.
After deducting her engine room, sho
will have ample acc ommodations for
500 passengers. 25 days fuel, 800 tons
measurement goods,excusive ofluggage,
provisions and stores. The enterpri-
sing spirit evinced may be readily gath
cred from the following estimated ex-
penses of the voyage out and home a.
gain. They are as follows:
Wages, provisions, and stores for
crew, 1865 90
Coal out and home, l,l4000
Port charges, &c. 1878 90 n
Insurance, interest, Se. 1000 90
G5,1s4 90
1t is exp ected that the launch will
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