Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-09
Miscellaneous.
PROPOSALS FOR SCREW-PROPELLER
Il SLOOP- OF-WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

Bureau Of Construction, &C., June n. l857.f
The Bureau will receive Sealed Proposals. Speci-
hea ana a9 9
Propehsr Sloop-of WSt suta aeI by the act Of
The proposals must be for the hull spars and spare
spars, rigging and blocks. sails and spare SAILS
furniture and cooking utensils, the Steam machin'
cry and spare work, with all the equipments and out
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
the detail OF sizes and arrangement of the machiil-
cry. the various fixtures of equipment and outfit,
the cabin l1r captain, wa[dIoom Tor II oihceas
GERS the store, sail, bread clothing, issuing rooms
&e sick bay, magazines shell rooms, spirit rooms
holds chain and other lockers; also, the dimensions
of the spars, boats and all the other objects included
in the proposal.
Upon application to the commandant of any navy
yard, the bidder the list of stores and prOvi
sIons with which the government will furnish the
must provide capacity and convenient stowage.
The plans must be workdg drawings, from which
ments, the alotments of space for accommodations
for store rooms, for the stowage of the various OBJ
the arrangement of the machinery and the DISPOSE
tion of he coal. There must also be plan of the
sails, showing the courses, top sails, top gallant
The plans will be accompanied by model, which,
with the drawings of the hull must be on scale of
One,quarter OF an inch to foot.
The ship to be pierced for chase, STEM and broad
side ports, the latter not less than twelve number
each side. and to be Ii feet inches from centre
to centre. The port sill to be 20 inches above the
deck the ports a inches fore and aft and 81 inches
in depth.
The weight of armament to be provided for in the
displacement will be l60 tons of 2,24O pounds.
The total complement of officers and men will be
rs persons, and the ship must stow provisions for
10 days, and water for 90 days. with condenser for
distlllng fresh water Fuel to lie carried for Is days
full steamlng. and the vessel to make under steam
alone at her deep draught of ten knots i'm
a smooth sea. The deep-load draught of water,
when armed and fully equipped with men, provisions
and stores of all kind, and ready for sea, 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 a telescope chimney, SO that the ship
may not be impaired as a cruiser under sail, for
which she is intended.
The bidder will state the time considered neces-
sary to complete the ship for together with the
price, fully equipped as before named.
The object of the department in inviting proposals
is to obtain the very best ship-Ofwar that the
cantlle marine can produce, and proposals will be
received from ship builders only.
The proposals, specifications, and drawings which
conform to the 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 a 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 by them. je % aw4w