Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-22
PROPOSALS FOR SCREW PROPEIJ.ER
l. SLOOP- OF WAR
Navy DEPARTMENT,

Bureau of Construction. &C., June a, lsn$
The Bureau will receive Sea ed Proposals Speci-
next. endors ed .Joy the ronstrne:ion ota Stsas
rrn"psmer Sloop q WG,.' authorized by the act Of
The proposals must le for the hull spa rs nd spare
spars, rlSgng and blocks. sails and spare sails; aw
furniture and cooking utensils, the steam Inachin'
cry and spare work with all the equ p,nents and out
respects to receive her officers and men PROVISIONS
stores, and armament. '''"''
Inc Inc armament stores and provisions will be fur
The specifications must fully describe the mate
the detail of sizes and arrrangem of the macbin-
cry. The various fixtures Of equipment and OUTFIT
steerage LOT u ofcers, apartments for forward Off
GERS the store, sail, bread, clothing. issuing rooms
hods, chaln and other lockers: alsO the dimensions
OF me spers boats and all the other objects included
Upon application to the commandant OF any navy
Yard the bidder can see the list of stores and provi.
ship, and for which. also, the contractor I'm his plans
must must provide capacity and CONVENIENT stowage
-, IRE plans must be wOrkldg drawings, from which
me snip can be butt. showing the InbOard arr6nge-
fnents, the allotmens Of space for accommodations
Jscts OF equipment, outfits, provisions, and stores
me arrangement Of the machinery and the disposi-
non OF Ihe COAL There must also he 4 plan oil the
sails, showing the courses, top sails top gallant
sails. JIb. and spanker. '
with the drawings of the hull, must be on scale OF
one quarter OF an inch TOT foot.
side ports the latter not less than twelve m minis
On each sIde and to lie u feet inches from centre
ueck me ports ~ inches fore and aft and 80 inches
The weight ofarnament 10 be n,ov,dad 6,r ~ ,ho
displacement will be 100 tons of 224O pounds VIZ
The total complement of officers and men will be
10 day and water for a. days with o0ndenser for
dsIing fresh water. Fuel to be carried for is ,lays
alone at her deep load draught of water ten knots in
smooth sea The deep-load draught of water,
n liz a .
and stores Of all kind and ready for sea not TO- ex
coed Is feet and the lowest port sill to be fee,
The propeller to be lifted to hoist up: and the boil
ers to have telescope chimney, so that the ship
which she is intended. 0"''' 'o"' io'
The bidder Will state the time considered neces-
PRICE. fnlly equipped as before named. VII" Inc
Inc object Of the department IN inviting proposals
camille marine produce and proposuIs viii ha
rsGsiyed from ship builders only.
The proposals. specIficat IONS and drawings btch
S"nfnrln To the conditions now prescribed and com
hlne me greatest number OF advantages will I've Sc
the department befre a contract will I've made The
b,wa dns oi GdeIs rs successful constructors vii
models oil parties not obtaining the contract can be
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