Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-10
Miscellaneous,
PROPOSALS FOR SCREW
Il SLOOP-OF-WAR,
.Rredn Of C.,
NAVY DEPARTMExT-


Bureau Of Construction, &C., June n ls57S
The Bureau will receive Sealed Proposals, Speci-
hcatlons and Plans until the oath day of August
Propeller Sioopcof- Var" authorized BY the act Of
Congress, approved Sd March, 1857
Inc proposals must he for the hull spars and spare
spars, rigging and blocks. sails and spare sails; aw
nngs, &C., boats, anchors and cables, tanks casks,
cry and spare work, with all the equipments and out
hts OF shlp-ofwar; to be complete and ready in all
stores, and armament.
The armament, stores, and provisions will be fur
The specifications must fully describe the mate
mails to be used the method and sizes of fastenngs
the detail OF sizes and arrangement of the mach-
cry, the various fixtures of equipment and outfit
the cabin for captain, wardroom for IL officers
steerage for IA officers, apartments for forward off,
GERS, the store SAIL bread, clothing, issuing rooms
&c., sick bay. magazines. shel-rOOms. spirit-roOms
holds, cham and other lockers; also the dimensions
oil the spars, boats, and all the other objects included
Upon application to the comrnantlant Of anv navy
yard, the bidder can see the list of stores and pToyI-
slons 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 wOrkdg drawings, from which
the ship can be built, showing the inhoard arrange
for store rooms, for the stowage of the various oh
jects of equipment outfits, provisions, and stores
ton of the coal. There must also be plan Of the
sails, showing the courses, top sails, top gallant
The plans will be accompanied by q model, which,
with The draWngs OF the hull, must be on scale of
one -uudTlcT OF an men 10 2 1fOt
The ship to be pierced for chase, Stem and broad
side ports, the latter not less than twelve IN number
each side, and To he Ia feet inches from centre
to centre. The port sill To he ~ 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 he leo tons of 2,240 pounds.
The total complement of officers and men will be
Do persons, and the ship must stow provisions for
lS days, and water for 90 days. with condenser for
distllling 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 ten knots i'm
n 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 ex
coed l6 feet, and the lowest port sill TO be feet
above the lead line.
The propeller to he fitted to hoist up; and the boil
erS to have a telescope chimney, SO that the ship
may not be impaired as 4 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 SIN p-oiwar that the mer
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 he Sc
lected and the price must receive the approval of
the department before contract will he made The
reputation Of bidders as successful constructors will
have due weight. The specifications, drawings and
models of parties not obtaining the contract can be
Withdrawn 10y them iG 29-Iaw4w