Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-03
Miscellaneous.
PROPOSALS FOR SCREw-PR
SLOOP WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


Br,ean of Construction. &c. June n. 1857
The Bureau will receive Sealed Proposals Spec
hcatIons and Plans until the oath day of August
Propeller Sloop of War" authorized by the act of
Congress- approved Sd March. 1857
The proposals must be for the hull spars and spare
spars, rggIng and blocks, sails and spare sails;
nlngs c., boats, anchors and cables, tanks, casks,
furniture and cooking utensils, the steam machln-
cry and spare work with all the equipments and out
hts OF shIp-ofwaT: TO be complete and ready all
respects to receive her officers and men, provisions,
stores, and armament.
The armament stores, and provisions will be fur
The specifications must fully describe the mate
Ilas to be used the method and sizes of fastenngs,
cry. the various fixtures of equipment and omtft,
the cabin for captain, wardrOom for IL officers,
GERS, the store. SAIL bread, clothing issuing rooms
&c, sick hay, magazines shell rooms. spirit rooms,
of the spars, boats, and all the other objects included
Upon application to the commanIant Of any navy
yard, the bidder the list of stores rnd pruvi
sions with which the government will furnish the
ship and for which, also, the contractor in his plans
must provide capacity and convenient stowage.
-, The plans must be working drawings, from which
the ship can be built. showing the lnboard arrange
ments tho allOtments of pace for accommodations
for store rooms, for the st0wage of the various OBJ
Jects of equPment outfits. provisions, and stores,
ton of the coal. There must also be plan OF tho
sails, showing the courses, top sails, top gallant
The plans will be accompanied by n model which,
with the drawings of the hull, must be scale of
The ship to be pierced for chase. steIn, and broad
side ports. he latter not less than twelve IN number
on each side: and tO be Il feet inches from centre
to centre. The port sill to be ~ inches above the
deck the ports Al inches fore and aft and 50 inches
in depth.
The weight ofarmament to be provided for in the
displacement Will be leo tons of $40 pounds.
The total complement of officers and men will be
N5 persons, and tho ship must stow provisions for
l days, and water for Oh days, with condenser for
dIstllng fresh water Fuel to re carried for Is days
full steanlng. and the vessel to make under steam
alone a. her deep load draught of water ten knots
smooth sea. The deep-load draught of water,
when armed and fully equipped W IN men, provisions,
and stores of all kind, aud ready for not to
coed l6 feet, and the lowest port sill TO be feet
above the load line.
The propeller to be fitted to hoist up; and the boil
ers TO have q telescope chimney, 30 that the ship
may not he impaired as n cruiser under sail, for
which she IS intended.
The bidder will state the time considered necps
sary to complete the ship for together with the
price, fully equipped as before named.
The object of the department in inviting proposals
IS 10 obtain the very best sh pOf-war that the neT-
cantle marine can produce, and proposals will he
received from ship builders only.
The proposals, specifications, and dra wings whIch
conform to tho conditions now prescribed, and com
blne the greatest number Of advantages will be Sc
lected, and the price must receive the approval of
the department before contract will be made. The
reputation of bidders successful constructors will
have due weight. The specifications, drawings. and
models OF parties not obtaining the contract be
withdrawn 10y them ie % aw4w