The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-16
Our new Hampshire Correspondence.


The Nttc York Packet Ship Constastine-C Clip
peTs, &c.
Portsmouth, within the past twelve years, has
justly acquired an enviabe reputation for the
strength and beauty Of her ships. The splendid
pasture white oak Of New Hampshire, for strength
and durability, is not surpassed by the live oak Of
Florida OF this fact the English surveyors have,
again and again, expressed their opinion conse-
quently, the oak-built ships Of New Hampshire
rank the highest Of all American ships at Lloyd's.
For the models of their ships, the are aoke
responsible. We have often heard the remark I'M
Justly made. that such a builders ship was less
beautiful than that Of some other builder, thereby
creating an impre sson unfavorable to the mechanic
when, in fact, he had been bound by contract to
produce, to q shaving, the very ship which had
been the subject Of invidious remark. The beauty
clumsiness Of model only bespesks the taste of
the owner, not that Of the builder. Ii is Just,
therefore, to assume that builder, when bound
by contract, 10 Ouy responsible for its faithful full
tlment. The builder OF the Constantine, has the
genius to design, and the practical skill to produce
az beautiful and good ship as can be built any
where. The Constantine Is a striking instance Of
this fact. Her owners designed that she should be
OF certain register and Of specified stowage ca.
pscty To obtain these was the work OF the builder.
How well he has performed HE task can be
SEGA in the noble ship he has produced.
She is bold and massive in her outline and al
though che has a full poop deck, which always
affects the appearance OF chip broadsde on, such
has been the skill displayed in the graduation OF her
sheer, that u harmonzes well with her general out
line. To the eye Il seems natural part Of the wee
sci, and not like something added 10 the hull which
Is too often the case in ships with full poo1s. She
will register about 100 tons, is lSs feet long on
deck, has 3SA feet extreme breadth Of beam, q feet
inches depth Of hold, II inches dead RISE IL inch.
e swell, and ~ inches sheer. Her frame Is
iiTely Of white OAK, and she H. also planked
with oak from the keel TO the waist
Her deck frames and thick work are Of
Southern pine, and her fastening varies
from inch and afourth to insh; and most Of her
treenails are Of locust, one-third Of which have
been driven through and wedged in both ends
Herkeel is sided 10 inches, and moulded Is for
ward and % aft the floor tmbers are sided I2s
moulded 10, and have bolt through each, the
first keelson and the keel. The second keelson IL
bolied through every naval timber down blunt into
the keel She has two mdship keesons and a
rider, sister keesons, and an sbuer IS feet long in
the wake Of the mainmast. Her hoor is ceiled with
oak ~ inches thick, and on the Bulge she has
streaks Of IL inches, and the rest Of the ceiling mp
TO the deck, is not less than inches. indie
pendent OF the deck beams, che has hold
beams secured at the ends with lodging knees,
end rect upon clamp of II by III inches,
stout S standing streak over them. Her err hanging
knees in the hold are Of oak, and in the between
decks Of bsckmatack. The hold beams are IL by
lis, lower deck beams u by. IL. and between
d, ok beams ~ by 9-sll Of yellow pine, with oak
midship stanchions Her between-decks' water
ways are ~ inches square, the streak inside Of
them 10 by II, and that over them 10 by 10, all
cross bolied, and the ceiling above il inches
thick. The pIanking Of both decks is - inches
thick; and the upper deck waterways IA inches
square, and the plankshear and main rail each 9
inches thick. Her gsrboards are 10 inches thick,
cross bolted, the panking on the bottom inches,
and she has ~ stresks Of wales, each 81 by nches
The waist is Of yellow pine, inches thick. Her
ends are uncommonly veil secured with massve
hooks end pointers, and all her thick work is
] md In he hol al Cd
end psyed. She is, without exception, as strong q
ship as was ever built ia Pertsmeuth or Medfofd.