The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-07
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND E0uTp.
lean. PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

lst day of February, 1853 for building and eouip.
ping light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date the signing OF the contract
tobe delivered to the properly authorized agent Of
the Department at New York, for one to be delivered
at Boston, for to be delivered at point to be
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
FOR one to be delivered at Smthylle, (Cape Fear
North Carolina. 1888 +.'= st&5& @1'E z I"'
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
It 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 persona sureties for the faithful
tulhlment of the contract. F-. .g5
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
southern timber. -....ltsst III. - : F
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet in :;
hold, IL feet tonnage 265 81 95; keel of white oak;
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood, of live
oak sided IL in whole depth clear oftimbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and boted 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 /! inch.
Timber and room % inches. Floors and lower
futtocks of white oak, sided inches; top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches; moulding
at throat IL inches, at side of keel Is inches, at
rail inches. Frames to have two bolts OF of
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
IN solid level cross to the height 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 or iron they are below or above
the line of copper fastening Kelston Of white oak
sized IS inches, in depth two planks Of nine inches
IN thickness coaked and boted together, fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
hoor timber. The heels of the cant timbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper bolts-wales
OF white oak nine srakes 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 toe 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 riveted
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 ~ feet on the bottom; not less than strakes
between two butts on the same frame. Clamps of
upper deck OF white oak, five strakes each side,
10 inches wide and 5inches thick logged Il inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
salps; the lore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, bolted edgewise in every other room with
bolts. Beams OF upper deck feet from centre
to centre, OF southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided 10 inches, moulded s inches. kneed at
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.
Carvings sided inches, moulded S! inches in two
tier Lodges sided inches, moulded d 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
n ouor e IL 4.
the plank sheer to the rail- Rail of white oak,
In thickness 81 inches, and 81 feet above the
deck, fastened to strings on the inside and outside
OF the stancheons with of an inch bolts.
upper oeck plank OF nne grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and pIaned, 8 inches,
in width 6inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. 'tt Gra-.. -...ri1 .
Lower deck clamps of white oak--two strakea
inches thick and inches wide. Beams of vel
low pine, sided l0inches moulded II inches kneed
at each end with lodg and gge- 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; coamin 60 above
the deck 6 inches -al; il e.. --., III: ..
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side, inches
thick and inches wide. Bilge keels of white oak
In length to 1eet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, tapering to 9 inches at the
ends, fastened through the thick strakeg at the
turn OF the bilge inside, with one of one inch
copper bolt IN each timber and riveted on the in
size. Stancheons IN the hold and between decks
OF yellow pine, 81 inches square or round ....
Before the foremost, and abaft the mainmast,
the bulwarks will be panked 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 ran. 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 loz inches, with iron straps. Scuppers,
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 8 inches in
diameter, with lead pipe of 4 inches in the clear,
IN wooden cases, and pump gear complete. Also,
one wash deck pump of composition, with pi pc
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, with .langes
and holsters. Two pair of iron quarter davits
Tor boats Chain lockers, compressers, platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Cabins bread-room, store rooms, ma azine, coal
bunker, lockers between decks sleeping berths for
crew, two water-closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratings, matches, sky lights companions
&C., all complete. Hardware of the first quality,
hinges of brass and locks with brass works, all
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and
awning stancheons fitted; steps on sides. tafa,a,
sTobe caulked with oakum from new materials.
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers. To
be coppered on felt with 80 copper to line one
foot above the floating load line ainidshps, sheer.
ing up one foot at each end. Rudder to have three
competition pintles and braces, one saucer and
two rudder chains Tier of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted. ,a
To have two white pine masts IS feet each In
length above the deck, including pole of 10 feet;
diameter in partners 20inches, 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, feb.
hooks, snatch blocks, and tackles, and falls for
boats, anchors, sc. All tackles, chains nd era
necessary for hosting and lowering the two Ian
terms around the masts; lantern houses around the
masts on deck. One hoop iron dayA mark
on each masthead. Six iron water tanks, prop.
erly fitted to hold $50 gallons each. starting
tub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks'
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes. Ten water casks of20 gallons, and TWEEN
ty of IL gallons each, all iron bound ScuttIe 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 a crew of twelve
sheet lead, &c. A befry, and bell weighing
fastened, with masts, sails, oars anchors. SC.
complete. Fortytons of pig ballast.
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 patches. Three fnresand
aft and one square sail, with running rigging,