The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-12
TREAsuaY DEPARTMENT,

! The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untappec
/ southern timber.
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet in,
hold, IL feet tonnage 900 "a 95 keel of white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood of live
OAK sided II in whole depth clear oftimbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and boited together On each side
will be three thick cardboard strakes of white oaI
fastened with of one inch copper bolts and tree
nails. Dead woods and apron of live oak fastened
with copper bolts from of an inch to i inch
Timber and room % inches. Floors and lower
tuttocks of white oak, sided inches; top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches; MOULDING
at throat II inches, at side of keel Is inches al
moor head inches, at plank sheer inches and al
rail inches. Frames to have two bolts OF 3 Of
! one inch diameter in each scarph Bottom filed
In, solid level to the heie bit of the throat Of
| the floor. Breast hooks, three forward and three
ait below the deck hooks, and one under the
rail, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts of copper iron, as they are below or above
the line OF copper fastening. Kelston of white oak
sided 13 inches, in depth two blanks of nine inches
in thickness, coaked and bolted together, fastened
Win v one copper bolt OF one inch through every
floor timber. The heels of the cant timbers will
be fastened with Of one inch copper boIts-wales
OF white oak nine strakes on each side in thickness
inches, in width inches. Bottom plank OF
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 81 inches
IN width, under the wales from y inches to inches
and below the bilge keels 10 inches Below the
line OF copper fastening, which will be q feet
above the floating line when loaded the fastening
will be inch locust tree nails and composition
spikes, above which the fastening will be ! OF
one inch bolts and spikes; all square fastened and
the bolts will be through bolts, driven from the
outside OF the wales and bottom plank and riyeted
on rings inside Butt bolts of one inch diane.
ter. The plank of the wales, the upper strakes of
the bottom, and clamps, except fore and aft hoods
will not be less than 20 feet in length and not less
than 80 feet on the bottom; not less than strakes
between two butts on the same frame CLAMPS of
upper deck OF white oak, five strakes on each side
10 inches wide and inches thick iogged inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
ships; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
| thick, boted edgewise in every other room with
bolts Beams Of upper deck feet from centre
TO centre ,n OF southern fine grain yellow pine,
each end with one dagger and one lodge knee,
fastened with of an inch bolts, those through the
body being driven from the outside of the wales.
earnings sided inches, moulded s. inches in two
tier. Lodges sided inches, moulded d inches.
Water ways of yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts Coamings and
head lodges of yellow pine inches thick. and Q
feet above the deck: Between the fore and main
the plank sheer to the rail- Rail of white oak.
in thickness 81 inches, and 81 feet above the
deck, fastened to strings the inside and outside
OF the stancheons with of an inch bolts.
upper deck plank OF hne grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and planed, inches,
in width inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. - :
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and inches wide. Beams of yell
low pine, sided 10inches moulded II inches. kneed
at each end with lodge and dagger knee: fastened
with OF one inch bolts; those through the bod v
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank
Peck framing, as the deck above; coamings above
the deck inches. r 80 =, :,
Thick strakes In the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side, 6 inches
!nlGk ana inches wide Bilge keels of white oak.
IN iength on ieet, In thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, tapering to inches at the
ends, fastened through the thick strakes at the
turn OF the bilge inside, with one ] of one inch
copper bolt in each timber and riveted on the in
SIDE. Stancheons in the hold and between decks
of yellow pine, S. inches square or round
Before the foremast, and abait the mainmast
the bulwarks will be planked inside and out be-
tween the fore and mainmast, on the outside only.
Three ports on each side, and two on each side
in the stern, hung with composition hinges to the
string under the rail. Partners of masts kneed in
both decks steps built with base and cross pieces
Cable bits Is inches square, running down to the
timbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees,
sided l0s inches, with iron straps Scuppers.
each side, loaded and fitted with lids Air ports
Six in number on each side, of composition Deck
lights in upper deck, in number. Two pumps
with composition chambers, and boxes inches in
diameter, with lead pipe Of inches in the clear,
In wooden cases, and pump gear complete Also,
| one wash deck pump of compositions with ri pc
leading from outside; diameter of chamber 4
inches. One patent pump windlass, in diameter
70 inches. Hawse- holes, loaded and fitted with
long cast-Iron pipes for chain cables, passing
through partners framed in the deck, with fianges
and holsters Two pair of iron quarter davits
for boats Chain lockers, composers, platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
cabins, bread-roon store rooms, ma gazine, coal
bunker, lockers between decks sleeping berthe for
| crew, two water closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratngs, hatches sky lights companions
&c, all complete Hardware of the first quality,
hynr Cfh Noo III = -
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and
awning stancheons fitted; steps on sides.
TO be caulked with oakum from new materials,
and In the bottom driven home to the timbers. To
be coppered on felt with 80 or copper to line one
foot above the floating load line amidships, sheer.
ing up one foot at each end. Rudder to have three
composition pintles and braces, one saucer and
two rudder chains Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
and bots. Two copper life buoys fitted.
To have two white pine masts IS feet each in
length above the deck including pole of 10 feet;
diameter in partners 20inches, two gafs, square.
sail yard, and ensign staff The whole to be fitted
conductors; all blocks, hooks hoops, hanks, dead.
eyes, Delaying pins, handspikes, cat bocks fish
hooks, snatch. blocks, and tackles, and falls for
boats, anchors, SC. All tackles, chains and cranes
necessary for hosting and lowering the two lam
terms around the masts; lantern houses around the
masts deck. One hoop iron day mark
on each masthead. Six iron water tanks, prop.
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons each. starting
copper rlVcteQ nose, anu iron Oil tanka,
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
| cranes. Ten water casks of20 gallons, and twen-
ty of IL gallons each, all iron bound. Scuttle butt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks, each to
hold barrel of pork beef, fitted with tops, and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, sc. Eighteen
IRON hoped strong deck or fire buckets. Galley,
range, and fixtures complete for crew of twelve
persons. Two coal stoves, with necessary pipe,
sheet lead, SC, belfry, and bell weighing
1000 pounds. One whale boat q feet long, cop
per. fastened with masts, sails, oars anchors Sc,
complete. Forty tons of pig ballast. sfsss
= All the necessary fixtures and gear for working
the cables; complete set of awnings for fore-and-
and aft, and three wind sails; tarpaulins; graf
ings and hoods for the hatches. Three fore-and.
aft and one square sail, with running rigging,
complete.
The whole to be painted with one cent of prim-
ing and three coats of paint, including the iron
work, water-casks, &C., of such colors as may be
determined upon. ,gsssfs IA II, 44s2 .353B 81
Further and minute details of the construction
OF these vessels, which will form part of the