The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-24

to carry lol guns Plan, Walker on improved lines Of
the Conqueror They each to be fitted with engines of
500 horse power The Donegal nearly ready for launch
but the others were only lately commenced.
:. Second clsss-Agamemnon Of guns, so74 tons, 2e5
1852. Plan Walker. Fitted with engines of 900 horse
power She is the first line of battle ship built that
cell Hcs lately been fed 10 carry the Atlantic telegraph
cable, cnd re9, thorough overhaul and reft Station
Portsmouth steam reserve.
Al2iers, 81 guns, 65 TONS 260 feet in length and IS
feet IN breadth Built at Devonport 1854. Plan. first de
signed as sailing vessel by Symonds, but afterwards
heightened and converted into ship by Walker
Fitted in 1851 with engines Of eco horse power Sta
ton, first class steam reserve at Portsmouth
Exmouth, 81 guns, 10S tons Built at Dcvonport 1854
Is of the dimensions and built after the designs
as the Agers Fitted with engines Of 400 horse power
Complement $50 men. Station, guardship Of the steam
missioned February, 1858.
Hannibal, 81 guns 1886 Built Dcpiford 1854
Plan, the Agiers. Fitted with engines of $50
horse power Complement, 45o men. Station, Guardship
OF the steam reserve at Portsmouth Captain G. T. Cor
don. Commissioned February, 1853
Hero OIL guns 4s TONS 264 feet in length and SIS feet
in breadth. Built at Chatham 1858 Plan Walker. Fit
ted with engines OF COO horse power Has not yet been
commissioned Station Sheerness steam reserve
James Watt 81 guns 3,063 TONS 265 feet in length and
So feet in breadth Built at Pembroke 1858. Pan Walk
Fitted with engines Of 600 horse power, by Boulton
and Watt. These engines proved during her last
MISSION very defective. This ship formerly called
the Audacious. Station steam reserve at Davenport
Orion 81 guns s tons 275 feet in length and So feet
in breadth. Butt at Chatham 1854. Plan Walker Fit
ted with engines COO horse power BY Maudsey II
fleet Steams 1917 knots hour. Complement 800 men.
Captain f. c. T. D'Eyncourt. Commissioned June, 1858.
Station, Channel squadron.
Princess Royal, 81 guns, 1929 tons. Built at Ports
mouth 1853 Plan, the the Agiers Fitted with
engines Of 400 horse power, by Maudsey Complement,
SEQ men. Captain T. Balie. Commissioned July 1856.
Station, Mediterranean.
Renown guns sal7 tons, $50 feet in length and So
feet in breadth. Built at Chatham 1857. Plan Walker
Fitted with engines Of 500 horse power by Maudsley Is
the largest and finest two decker in the navy Compile
ment, 500 men. Captain A. Forbes. Commissioned No
Channel
Veto. Emanuel 81 guns, ,2so Built a, Pembroke
1855. Plan Walker, after the Orion Fitted with engines
OF 400 horse power by Maudsley This shin was formerly
called the Rcpulsc Complement $50 men. Captain
James Wilcox. Commissioned July, 1858. Station Chan
mel squadron
The Atlas and the Hood building at Chatham the Edgar
building at Woowich and the Defiance and the Revenge,
building at Pembroke all intended to carry 81 guns,
and are building the designs Of the Renown and Orion
The following ships to carry 81 guns are ordered to be
but-viz., the Arson al Woolwch, the Bulwark al
Chatham, and the Jealous at Pembroke.
Third Cass.-Aboukr, 90 guns 2627 tons, $50 feet in
length and 81 feet in breadth. Built sailing ship at
Davenport 1873 Plan, Symonds Converted into
ship by Walker 1885, Fitted with engines of 400
horse power. Station, steam reserve at Davenport.
Caesar, 90 guns, 2,76l tons. Built at Pembroke 1883
Plan, first designed sailing ship by Messrs Chateld,
Creuze and Read, but afterwards altered TO ship
by Walker. Fitted with engines Of 400 horse power by
Maudsey. She is fine wasded ship with a magnif-
cent stern, and sails fast Complement $50 men, Captain
G Frederick. Commissioned June 1858. Station, Chan
Nile 90 guns, 500 tons. Built sailing ship at De-
vonport 1889. Plan, seppings Converted into screw
600 horse power. Complement $50 men. Station, flag
ship at Queenstown Captain Henry Chads. Comms
stoned March, 1868.
The following old sailing three deckers have been or
dered 10 be cut down and converted into 30 gun
two decsers viz Neptune, 2,7o5 TONS at Portsmouth
Queen, 30s3 tons at Sheerness St. George 2,7l9 TONS
and Royal William, Cos tons, at Davenport; and Traf
gar, 2693 tons, at Chatham.
fbHTh C1d.-Brupswick so guns, 24s4 tons, 30 feet
In length and 55 feet in breadth Bull, at Pembroke 1855
Plan, first designed sailing ship by Symonds but af
forwards altered a screw ship BY Walker Fitted with
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tam Erasmus Ommaney. Commissioned December 1855.
Station, Channel squadron.
Centurion, so guns, $3.50 tons. Built at Pembroke
1874, sailing ship. Plan, Symonds. Converted into
screw ship at Devonport 1855 by Walker Fitted with
engines Of AGO horse power. Complement, $50 men, Cap
tam 81 g. " Broke Commissioned January, 1856. sta
ton, Mediterranean.
Colossus so guns $50 tons Built as sailing ship at
Pembroke ls4s Plan, symonds Converted into screw
ship AT Portsmouth 1864, BY Walker. Fitted with engines
Of 400 horse power Station, first class steam reserve at
Greasy, so guns, e537 tons. Built a, Chatham 1858
Plan, rs designed sailing ship by Messrs. Cha,acld
Creu7c Read, but afterwards altered to screwshp by
Walker. Fitted with engines Of 400 horse power IL
fast sailing ship Complement s2o men Captain =
of the steam reserve at sheerness.
Goliath 20 guns $500 guns 30 feet in length, and 81
feet in breadth Built a sailing ship Chatham ls42
Plan, symonGs Converted INTO screw ship al Chatham
1857 BY Walker Fitted with engines Of 400 horse power
Station, shcerness steam reserve.
Irresistible, so guns Is building at Chatham. Il Of the
same size and after the designs the Majestic.
Lion, SO guns, Ass tons Built as sailing ship at Penn
Tcvonror 1855, by Walker. Fitted with engines Of 100
horse power. Station steam At Davenport.
Majestic so guns SEQ tons go feet in length, and 81
Zee, 10 breadth Buit at Chatham 1853 Plan designed
a. sailing ship by symonds, but afterwards altered TO
screw ship by Walker Fitted with engines Of 400 horse
power. station, Shcerncss steam
Mars, 50 guns, 25,6 tons. Built a. sailing ship at
Chatham is4s. Plan, 5. monds Converted into screw
ship ~ Chatham 1856 by Wsker. FITTED with engines Of
400 horse power. Station, Shecrness steam reserve
Neeance, so guns, 2,soo tons Built Of teak a sailing
shp at Bombay 1s4s Plan symonds Converted into q
screw ship ii sbcerpcss 1855, by walker fitted with
engines Of 400 horse power station Shccrncss steam
serve This ship was formerly called The MADRAS
long and So feet beam. Built At Davenport 1851. Plan
Tbs ship was originally designed for an 5. gun sailing
ship aiicr The old Sans Parc but was altered INTO
ship by Walker. she the trst screw line battle
ship built and was for some time failure, but having 10
Of her guns takcn away and her engines being replaced
with new machinery OF 400 horse power she now found
\ serviCenhe vessel. Complement, GO mon Captain
Rochicrt Mcguire. Commissioned April. 1876. station
China.
>izia Class Screw bloclshps. Ajax, co guns. ,Gl
tous ls0 feet long. - feet beam. Built sailing "A run
ship, at Bacswal 1909. Plan, surveyors OF the navy
Converted into a screw block SHIP and lifted with new
bow ny White, ~ Cowes, 1877 Fitted witt eng mes Of
$50 horse power by Mauisley Is a dun sailing ship. and
SLOW steiner. Component s2s men Captain o. Mcneil
P0yd tOmmssioned February, 1855 station, coast
guard instruction ship at Kngs'own.
Ecuhcm GO guns T91 tons Isl feet long. and ~ feet
beam. Bum sailing ~ gun ship al Deftiord 1913
Pan, surveyors 81 the navy. Converted INTO screw
block shp Il Shcerness 1870 ~ Symonds Fitted with
engines Z $50 horse power, by seward j. asow ssil-
m and steam ship Complement, 32s men. Captain Fran
6 scott Commissioned February, 1855. station, coast
ccruwais co guns 500 tons lsafeet long and feet
beam. nu' Of teak a. u sailing ship, a; Bombay
Converted into block ship At pcyouport 1856 by
Walker Fitted with high pressure engines 81 200 horse
power. Is dull SAILING and steam ship Complement,
32S men. Captain George q. Randolph. Commiss oned
pccember, 1885 station coast guard ship Al liuL
Edinburgh, 20 guns, ~ tons $50 feet long, and 40
ISL Converted into q screw block ship = Portsmouth
1872 ry Lord John Hay. fitted with engines ~ 40 horse
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