Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-07
Miscellaneous.
PROPOSALS. FOR sCREW-PROPEI.LER
SLOOP-OF-WAR
Navy DFraRrwpxr

NAVY DErARTNEsT,
The Bureau will receive Sealed Proposals, Spec,
foations and Plans until the oath day Of August
next, e1dorsed for ths Const,uctiOr Of a Steam
Congress, approved Sd March, 1851. :.
The proposals must be for the hull spars and spar g
spars rgglng and blocks, sails and spare sails; aw
nlngs, DC, boats, anchors and cables, tanks casks,
furniture and cooking utensils, the steam maohin-
hts OF ship to be complete and ready in all
respects to receive her officers and men, provisions
The armament, stores, and provisions will be fur
nlshed by the government.
me specifications must fully describe the mate
rails to be used, the method and sizes of astenings
the detail OF Sizes and arrangement of the uacbn-
the cabin for captain, wardroom for - oflSeTs'
steeage for IA officers apartments fora forward o,
&c sick hay, magazines shelI-rooms. spirif-rooms'
holds, cham and other lockers; alsO the dmens
OF the spars boats and oil the other objects included
Upon application to the commandment OF any navy
yard the bidder can see the list of stores and provi
SONS 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 workidg drawings, from which
the ship be built, showing the inboard arrange
ments, the allotments of space for accommodations
Tor store rooms, for the stOwage of the various OBJ
Jects OF equipment, outfits, provisions, and stores
the Arrangement Of the machinery and the DISPOSE
tion OF the coal. There must also be a plan Of the
sails, showing the courses, top sails top-gsant
sails jb. and spanker.
The plans will be accompanied by a model, which,
with the drawings of the hull, must be on scale OF
one quarter of an inch to a foot
The ship to be pierced for chase stern and broad
side ports the latter not less than twelve IN number
ON each SIDE and to be IA feet inches from centre
TO centre. The port sill TO be % inches above the
In depth. ~ ~
The weight Of armament to be provided for in the
displacement will be leo tons of 224O pounds
The total complement of officers and men W i'll be
&5 persons, and the ship must stow provisions for
10 days, and water for 90 days with condenser for
dstlng fresh water. Fuel to lie carried for IS DAYS
full steaming. and the vessel TO make under steam
alone at her deep load draught of water ten knots i'm
smooth sea. The deep load draUsht of water
when armed and fully equipped with men, provisions
and stores OF all KIND, and ready for sea- not to ex
coed l6 feet, and the lowest port sill to be feet
The propeller to he fitted hoist up: and the boil
ers 10 have a telescope chimney, that the ship
may not be impaired rs cruiser under SAIL for
which she is intended.
The bidder will state the time considered ueces-
sary To complete the ship for sea- together with the
price, fully equipped rs before named
The object OF the department ia inviting proposals
Is To obtain the very best war tLat the mer
camille marine can produce, and proposals will he
received from ship builders only.
The proposals, specifications, and drawings which
coniorm Ia the conditions now prescribed and com
bine the greatest number Of advantages, Will he Sc
lected, ana the price must receive the approval of
the department. before contract will he made. The
reputation OF bidders rs successful constructors will
have due weight. The specifications, drawings and
models OF parties not obtaining the contract can be
withdrawn by them. je 29-Iaw4w