The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-04
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND EoJrTp
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TRsAsuRH DEpARrMENT,


TRsAsuRY DEpARrMENr,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WAsHINaToN CRY December %, 1852
GEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re !.
~ ceived at this Office until IL m. on Tuesdav the
1st day Of February, 1858, for building and equip
ping light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date ofthe signing OF the contract
to be delivered to the properly authorized agent Of
the Department at New York. for one to be delivered
at Boston, for one to be delivered at point to be
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
for one to be delivered at Smithville (Cape Fear)
North Carolina.
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the BOARD
it will be at liberty to decline to accept any Of
them, and no contract will be entered into until
II shall have been submitted TO, and approved by
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury
NO proposal will be considered unless received
from persons engaged in ship building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures of
two responsible persons suretcs for the faithful
fuhment of the contract.
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber,
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
southern timber.
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet
inches; hold, Is feet; tonnage, 265 81 95; keel of
white oak; stem and stern post of live oak sided
u inches, whole depth clear Of timbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and bottled together. On each side
will be three thick cardboard strakes of white oak
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 l ! inch
Timber and room % inches. Floors and lower
futtocks of white oak sided inches; top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches: mouldins
at throat II inches, at side of keel Is inches. at
hoor head inches, at plank sheer inches and at
rail inches. Frames to have two bolts OF of
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
in solid level cross to the hee hit of the throat IF
the floor. Breast hooks, three forward and three
ait below the deck hooks, and one under the
ran, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, as they below above
the line of copper fastening Kelston of white oak
sided Is inches, in depth two panks of nine inches
In thickness, coaked and boited together, fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
floor timber. The heels of the cant timbers will
be fastened with of one inch COPPER bolts-wales
Of white oak nine strakes each side in thickness
inches, in width Z inches Bottom plank OF
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 3! inches
in width, under the wales from u inches to9 inches,
and below the bilge keels 10 inches Below the
line OF copper fastening, which will be % feet
above the floating line when loaded, the fastening
will be Il 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 40 feet in 9Th 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
III inches wide and 5inches thick, logged inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
ships; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, bolted edgewise in every other room with
bolts Beams of upper deck feet from centre
70 centre OF southern tine grain yellow pine,
EACH Ad 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
earrings slded inches, moulded 81 inches in two
ter Ledges sided inches, moulded ~ inches
Waterways of yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts Coamings and
head Lodges Of yellow pine inches thick, and
feet above the deck. Between the fore and main
the plank sheer to the rail- Plank sheer 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 fine grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and planed. 8 inches.
in width 8 inches; FAST ned with iron spikes and
plugged. !
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and inches wide Beams of vel
low pine, sided 10 inches moulded II inches, kneed
at each end with lodge and dagger knee; fastened
with OF one inch bolts those through the BODY
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank
Deck framing, as the deck above; coamings above
the deck inches. :
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak four strakes on each side, 6 inches
thick and Sinches wide. Bilge keels of white oak.
IN length 6O feet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, tapering to 9 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, 81 inches square or round.
Before the foremast, and abaft the mainmast.
the bulwarks will be planked inside and out be-
tween the fore and malnmast, 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
hmbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees,
sided lOz inches, with iron straps Scuppers, 4
on 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 composition, with nine
leading from outside; diameter of chamber 4
inches, one patent pump windlass, in diameter
% inches. Hawse-holes, loaded and fitted with
long cast-iron pipes for chain cables, passing
through partners framed in the deck, 18th fianees
and holsters Two pair of iron quarter davits
ior boats. Cnaln lockers, compressers. platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Cabins, bread-room, store rooms, magazine coal
bunker, lockers between decks sleeping berths for
crew, two water-closets with valves and handles
ladders granngs' matches, sky lights, companions,
hinges OF brass and locks with brass works, ali
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 tirnbers. To
be coppered on felt with 30 OF 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 Iudder chains. Tller of iron fitted with dors
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted
To have two white pine masts SIS feet each in |
length above the deck including pole of 10 feet:
diameter in partners 20 inches, two gaffs, square,
sail yard, and ensign staff The whole to be fitted
with the necessary rigging and two lightning
conductors; all blocks, hooks. hoops, hanks, dead
eyes, Delaying pins, handspikes, cat blocks, fab |
hooks, snatch blocks, and tackles, and falls for
boats, anchors, &C. All tackles. chains and cranes
necessary for hosting and lowering the two Ian
terms around the masts; lantern houses around the
rnasts on deck. One hoop iron day mark
on each masthead. Six iron water tanks. pron-
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons each. "A atartno
tub copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks.
to contain each 100 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes. Ten water casks of 20 gallons and twen.
ty of u gallons each, all iron bound Scutte bntt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks, each to |
hold barrel of pork beef, fitted with ops and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, &c. Eighteen
iron hooped strong deck or fire buckets. Galley.
range. and fixtures complete for crew of twelve
persons. Two coal stoves, with necessary nine.
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