Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-14
Miscellaneous.
PROPOSALS FOR SCREW-PROPELIxER
SLOOP-OF-WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, &c, June q, l85.f
The Bureau will receive Sealed Proposals. Speoi-
hcations, and ,Plsns until the oath day Of August
next, endorsed for the Construetioe Of a Steam
Congress, approved sd March. ISL. v '"' "'' VI
The proposals must he for the hull, spars and spare
nings G., bests anchors and cabesp tanks. CASKS,
furniture and cooking utensils, the steam mschn-
fits Of ship-ofwar; to he complete and ready in all
respects to receive her officers and men, provisions,
The armament, stores, and provisions will be fur
nlshed 10y the government.
rails to be used the method and sizes Of fastenngs,
the detail of sizes and arrangement of the machn
the cabin for captain, wardroom for u officers,
steerage for IA officers, apartments for forward Off
GERS, the store SAIL bread, clothing, issuing rooms,
&c, sick hay, magazines. shell rooms, spirIt-roons,
holds, chain and other lockers; also, the dimensions
of the spars boats, and all the other objects included
Upon application to the commandant of any navy
yard, the bidder see the list of stores and provi
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 workidg drawings, from which
the ship can be built, showing the iBboard arrange
for store rooms for the stowage of the various OBJ
Jecfs of equipment, outfits, provisions, and stores,
tion of the coal. There must also be plan Of the
sails, showing the courses, top sails, opgallant
The plans will be accompanied by model. which,
with the drawings OF the hull must he on scale OF
quarter oil an lnCn 10 r lOOt.
The ship to be pierced for chase stern, and broad
side ports the latter not less than twelve number
each side. and to be IA feet inches from centre
To centre. The port sill to be ~ inches above the
deck the ports a inches fore and aft, and 50 inches
in depth.
, The weight of armament to be provided for in the
displacement will be leo tons of 2,24O pounds
The total complement of officers and men will be
25 persons, and the ship must stow provisions for
In days and water for 90 day with a condenser for
dstng fresh water. Fuel to he carried for Is day
full steamIng. and the vessel to make under steam
alone at her deep Load draught of water ten knots in
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 Is feet, and the lowest port sill to be feet
above the load line.
The propeller to be fitted to hoist mp; and the boil
ers to have telescope chimney, so that the ship
may not be impaired q cruiser under sail, for
which she IS intended.
The bidder will state the time considered neces-
sary to complete the ship for sea- together with the
price fully equipped as before named.
The object of the department in inviting proposals
is to obtain the very best war that the
camille 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 he 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. ie 2q-law4w