Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-12
steam Machinery for Unit,
Frigates. st ates 81,
NAVY Dpn,

zoos 90, :, $40, NAVY DEpAars,,.
REPRESENTATIONS sDdrtmar1 ION WILL BE REcErJJHHy Il
complete construction of the steam VI august neTt H
cages, and placing it board of five machinery and
10 De at least 255 feet in length
EEeasorement, one OF which is budiSc a. and Of BOD
and two at Norfolk " ork, and Pb;he INIT
aI Each fans offer f must be for specific sum- and
tent ices iof any arrangement that NAV u lncudesn
epleted- n Tue work can by al
the propeller, with the connexions e. ielescope chin
position Inc fresh water condensaIs oIAilng Up S h
lng Fentliatlng pumps, &C. with appurtenanllne G
must De those most approved for marine
and dupieate-peces necessary for an engines E
ot-War list of which must ACCOMPANY tt cruisnD
also the coal bunkers, must be included We Proposal
All the wood and carpenter work moo ID
vessel for the reception of the engines I:ry to ad
&c, will be at the expense of the Nav Hefs prwt
machinery on board '""of for hois6nSa e \
For the accommodation of the entire st s'E
with fuel for ten days consumption ot o aean mabl
length not to exeeed So Of feet IS feet
of the ship, including the entire Sn co In The h.
berth-deGk The greatest breadth of this snono under
pean VIII De 1ee and the height from the tn under H.
bottom OF the beam II feet the area of the ee OH
662 square feet. TIC SECTION h:F
The weight of all the steam MACHINERY
boilers and coal within the space given o' water IN
propeller and shaft, with appendices of all including H.
pieces, has been estimated at 7s5 tons of 54G dsp
which $50 tons is for COAL '-tV Fuld oS
n-nO
post may be six feet, if that length is peces "u %
peller in fore-and-aft direction and the J Tor p
load water line to the top of the keel und pm non liz
will be 81 feet The length from the me tne lnGeTer
stern-post will be about 112 feet The area f mast 9TH
immersed transversed section to the deep load e ~
865 square feet. "u limo will
As auxiliary steam frigates the spare and =,
be those of rgate of the first class Of Gen fghg viii
urement ''0V tGns n,aS
The particular arrangement of the machinery ,u
with those whose propositions may be accc,na Will lei
ming the greatest number of advantages: i as Comb
department being to obtain the greatest .nnd SIe Of
with the most economical consumption of fn 1q lUvG
space available for that purpose will admit " Which e
The terms of payment will be as follows. vb,
of the work provided for by the contract shall Oheth
completed to the satisfaction of the department nave @
be payment of one-tfth of the whole anonnt mere shall
tract; when twc-th;rds of the work shall in ill., Tie @t
be completed, there shall be further paymcpt f ule
when the ship shall have made a trial trim sts ehfh
the department, of not less than one week Of M
shall be further payment of fifth; and whom S lt
shall have been in the possession of the denore Ship
performed satisfactorily for six months the and
she'll be paid the repairs necessary during tLS sun
defective workmanship and material beine at tb lion
of the contractor. ' HpelS
Each proposal must specify the ship for which a. .
IS made and must be accompanied by full and gaa
specifications and drawings, which, if desired will Is
turned to those whose offers NAV not be accented t
Each proposal must be accompanied by pnoIt e0vH
the contract, when awarded, will be faithfully na u
and that the successful bidders will be reoured nt
to security for that purpose in the sum of tbrep
of the contract. silF
J. c. DOBBy
~, 49,, Secretary Of the Navy
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