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STEAM MACHINERY FOR q. s. STEAM
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-..-F .... NAVY DEpARTNKNT Jnlv l. 1874

- - NAVY DEPARTAKN1, July J, 1904.
DROPOSITlONS will be received at this depart
L ment until the first day of August next, for tn,
complete construction Of the steam machinery and
appendages, and placing 1t on board Of five suxili
ary screw steam fgates, to be at least 256 feet IN
length, and of 5000 tons measurement one of which
building at each of the United States navy yards
at Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, and two al
Nerfolk -
Each offer must be for specific sum, and include
all patent fees for any arrangement that may bt
proposed, and must state the period within which
the work can be completed.
The boilers are to be Of iron, with telescope chin
neys; the propeller, with the connexions for hoist
ing up, Of composition. The fresh water condensers
| With appurtsnances OF all kinds, must be those
most approved for m arine engines. The tools and
duplicate pieces necessary for an efficient cruising
shipot-war, list OF which must accompany the
proposal and also the coal bunkers, must be inclu.
AL the wood and carpenter work necessary to
adapt the vessel for the reception of the engines
boilers, propeers, &C., will be at the expense of the
Navy Department, and it will furnish the usual fa-
cilites and labor for hosting the machinery on
board
For the accommodation Of the entire steam ma
chnery with fuel for ten days consumption, at the
average speed, at load draft Of water off est In
cudng the keel length not to exceed 60 feet can
allowed In the body of the ship including the en-
tire space under the birth deck. The greatest
breadth Of this space under the beam will be II II
and the height from the timbers to the bottom OF
the beam II feet; the area Of the section being e62
square feet ....E
The weight Of all the steam machinery, water in
the boilers and coal within the space given, and in
Guiding the propeller and shaft with appenaages Of
all kinds and spare pieces has been estimated at 735
tons Of 224O pounds, Of which $50 tons s for coal.
The distance between the main sternpost, and
the rudder post may be six feet, if that length is ne
cessary for the propeller in foreanda direction,
and the depth from the load water line to the top OF
f1,o knAl ynAar fha wy;n b.,
length from the maHmast to the sternpost will be
about liz feet. The area OF the greatest immersed
transverssd section to the deep load line will be S65
square feet.
will be those Of fngate Of the first class, of 1900
tons measurement.
The particular arrangement of the machinery will
be left with those whose proportions may be accept
ed as combining the greatest number Of advantages;
the desire OF the department being to obtain the
greatest speed and power with the most economical
Consumption of fuel, which the space available for
that purpose will admit -
The terms Of payment will be as follows: when
onethrd Of the work provided for by the contract
shall have been completed to the satisfaction Of the
department, there shall be payment of onsffth of
the whole amount Of the contract; when two-thrds
Of the work shall, in like manner, be completed,
there shall be further payment Of one fifth when
the ship shah have made trial trip satisfactory to
the department., Of not less than OLD week at sea,
there shall be q further payment ot1one fifth; and
when the ship shall have been in pcssessirn of the
department., and performed satisfactorily for six
months, the remaining sum shsll be paid; the re-
pairs necessary during this period, from defective
workmanship and material, being st the expense OF
the contractor. ...... .
Each proposal must specify the ship for which
the offer is made, and must be accompanied by full
and complete specifications and drawings, which, il
desired will be returned to those whose offers may
not be accepted 1t must also be stated at what e.
tablishment the work is to be DONE
Each proposal must be accompanied by guaran-
tee that the contract when awarded, will be faith
fully performed, and the successful bidders will be
required to enter into security for that purpose In
the sum of threefourths the amount OF the contract
j. q. DOBBIN,
jy l-2aWtlAug Secretary Of the Havy.