Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-14
TIRE NEW STEAMSHIP ROANOKE.

This splendid ship lately launched fog the New or
and Vfgiaia Steamship Company, and intended to ply
between this port, Norfolk and Richmond, fsavs the
New Y ork Herald4 was designed by, and built under
the superintendent of Captain VIM Skiddy, by the
we'll know and experienced shp-buiIdes. Messrs Wes-
telvet and Mackey.
The Roanoke is 22l feet lon1 between the perpendi-
culars, for government tonnage her beam ia thirty
two feet, and depth of hold seventeen feet 100 tons
government measurement.
One object has been to obtqn large class steamship
with draught Of water suiFcieay light to reach the
city OF Richmond When launched, part of the
chinery was on board and very few persons aer view
ing the weghty materials, and the extra manner in
which she Is built, could imagine that bottom could
be SO formed to insure speed and only dpace four and
a halt feet OF water, with all this weight on board
Her bottom hmbers composed OF long double floors
OF white oak, IA inches square, forming one solid mass
from end to end leaving space between the tmbes,
by which arrangement there butts or joints under
| the engines or boilers. Exend from the floor head
ing up above the main deck, is a diagonal hracng of
ircn bars four inches wide by five eighs of an inch
thick crossing the tmbers, at angle of about forty
five degrees each way, all bolted every timber, and
rveed on the crossings between The frame, similar 10
the Collins and Cunard lines OF steamers, and extend
ing the whole length OF the ship She has the usua five
longitudinal nelson's, well bolted. The outside panks
are three and half and four inches thick but boted
with copper and we'll renaed with locust and wedged
on the outside and inside The blge streaks and clamps
six inches thick, and boted into every timber The
ceiling four and five inches thick and every butt or
joint OF the frames is checked, adding great strength
| the whole CONSTRUCTION.
The house deck will contain dining saloon with
double tier of tables and sofa seats, similar TO the
Franklin and Humboldt, which acknowledged 10 be
| as comfortable could he, in all matters. Her state.
| rooms, above deck and below, will be 60 arranged
| with only two berths in EACH, to be thoroughly
lighted and ventilated. Even the deck of this house
will be so conrved as to ventillae between it and the
ceiling, from the outsde and assured pains
or expense will be wanting to insure to passengers
ry comfort known this present day, to be found on
ship board. But fuller description of the fittings and
accommodations of this splendid will be given
when completed, about the first of August.
| The Roanoke will be propelled by two superior beam
engines, manufactured by Mr.. Charles Morgan, in this
city: They are OF the same size those of the Pro.
metheus; the cylinders will be orty-two inches in dia-
METER and ten feet stroke, with two large fue boilers
and wrought iron paddle Wheels thirty feet diameter
| Messrs Deem & Thomton "a Pearl street, have been
appointed agents for the company in this city, and
Messrs Ludlam & Watson, for the city of Richmond.
| The propeller steamship Richmond at the ship yard
OF Messrs Teese & Birey, was launched high tide
Yesterday morning. This boat was constructed by
Capt. R F: Loper, der contract for Messrs. MAILER
d Lord, OF New York, and will be placed upon the
new line between that port and Richmond, Va. Her
engines, built at the Penn Works of Reany, Neafe &
Co., are ready to go on board She will be command
ed by Capt. w. J. Teny.--Phl. Bulletin of Thurs.
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