Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-29
PROPOSALS FOR SCREw PROPELLER
SLOOP- OF-WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Is urenH of CouSfrnrfiou 81 June n 1857

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The Bureau will receive Sealed Proposals. SpecI-
tcations and Plans until the cath day of August
next, endorsed for the ConstyNction ofa Steam
Congress-, approved Sd March 1857:
The proposals must be for the hull spars and spare
spdrs rigging and blocks sails and spare sails;
nIngs. &C. boats, anchors and cables, tanks. casks,
furniture and cooking utensils, the steam MAJ chin
fits OF ship war; to he complete and ready in al
respects to receive her officers and men, provisions,
Inc armament, stores. and provisions will be fur
The specifications must fully describe the mate
Iias TO be used the method and sizes of fastenngs,
me detail OF sizes and arrangement of the machn-
cry. the various hStures OF equipment and outfit.
.ne o cabin Tor captain, wardroom for IL officers
steerage Tor IL oicers apartments for forward Off
GERS, the store, sail, bread, clothing, issuing rooms,
&C. SICK bay, maya zines, shell rooms sprIt-rooms
Sh Cna ana otner lockers; also, the dimensions
oil !ne spars Doats and all the other objects included
| Upon application to the commandant of ans navy
yard me bidder can see the list of stores and provi
SONS with which the government will furnish the
SHIP aud or which also, the contractor an his plans
nnst provide capacity and convenient stowage.
=, The plans must he workidg drawings, from which
the snip can be built, showing the nsoard arrange
Inents, the aotments of space for accommodations
Tor store rooms, for the stnwage of the oh
ices OF equipment, outfits, provisions, and stores
inc 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-gallant
The plans will be accompanied by a model, which,
one quarter of an inch to = loot e''''' VI
Inc ship TO be pierced for chase ste{n, and broad
sue PorlS tne ldtter not less than twelve number
on each side. and to be Ia feet inches from centre
tocentre. The port sill TO be - inches above the
deck; the ports IL inches fore and aft and So inches
| In depth. ~
The weight OF armament to he provided for in the
displacement will he l60 tons of 2.24O pounds.
The total complement of officers and men will be
b5 persons, and the ship must stow provisions for
I'D days and water for 80 days with condenser for
dstIlng fresh water Fuel to lie carried for IS days
full steamng. and the vessel to make under steam
alone at her deep load draught of water ten knots in
smooth sea. The deep -oad drsught of water,
when armed and fully equipped with men, provisions
and stores of all kind, and ready for not To ex
above the load line.
The propeller to be fitted TO hoist up; and the boil
erS TO have telescope chimney, that the ship
may not he impaired as Il 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 rs before named
The Object of the department inviting proposals
is to obtain the very best ship of thai the mer-
cantlfe marine can produce, and proposals will bs
received from ship builders only.
The proposals, specifications and drawings which
conform TO the conditions prescribed, and com
pune the greatest number of advantages will be Sc
lected, and the prlcc must receive the approval of
the department before "a contract will be made The
reputation ot daers as successful constructors nil
have due weight. The specifications drawings and
models 81 parties not obtaining the contract can lie
withdrawn by them. lie 29-law4w