The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-19
Trial Trip OF the Russian Frigate General
Admiral.

Admiral.
DESCRIPTION OF rHB vEssRL-THE HULL, ENGINES
AND ARRANdEMsNrs-THE OOAPANY-raE TRIP
DOWN THE BAY-FoG-NO GO OVER THE BAR
CRUISING IN THE BAY-sUCCEss OF THE TRIAL
COMPLIMENT TO Mr.. WEBB AND THE RUSSIAN OFF
GERS, ETC.
The Russian frigate General Admiral built by VIM H.
Webb, OF this city, for the Russian Government at an ex
pense Of about 81 ooO her trial trip yester
day, having on board from six eight hundred invited
guests.
The building Of the General Admiral was considered for
mally commenced September 81, 1857. when the keel
having been laid the Russian ceremony Of raising the
tern post was performed.
The occasion was the anniversary of the Grand Duke
Consantnes birthday, and the Russian Minister TO tho
United states, Baron de stoecke Captains shestako
Schwartz Ivastcbenko, SererlianoG and Lieutenan,s
Mojask Belevanitz and Koebn besdes other distinguish
ed personsges present The Russian Minister placed
silver plate in cavity in the heel of her sernpost
which was the following inscription the Russian Ian
guage-" General Admiral, commenced September 21st
1867, in the presence Of Baron de stoecke, Russian
Minister in the United States, the plan Of VIM H. Webb
American ship builder, of New rork.n
On September q, 1885, just year after the above
ceremony, the General Admiral was launched from Mr.
webbs yard foot Of Sixth street, East river the shores
Of BROOKLYN Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and New York.
being lined with Thousands of spectators and having
board several thousand persons The launch was most
successful one, and the entire vicinity with on
shore, and numbers Of small the river made tho
occasion gala day for the city. The following Is full
description Of the vessel
MODEL AND DIMENSIONS.
the model is what is called the long, fat floor fun bige
sharp ends round stern no poop cutwater, short
forecaste deck. She la built Of white oak. Her keel is
composed Of two pieces, laid with Of six inches
in addition to which there false keel, fastened with
copper The stern sides 10 inches, and moulded at heal
70 y e a. nee 10 70 % % " Win
haWee tmbers and knehheads also OF live oak The
rudder post sided u inches At keel and moulded at keel
oak, siding 10 inches-the inner post Of live oak
also extending from the Eeei TO the upper side
Of the gun deck beams, sided fore ana aft l6 70 Is
inches, and sided at propeller hole SO inches. The
keel stem and stern frame thoroughly cosged and as
tened with inch har copper bclis The frame is Of
bee, siding 20 inches and are OF colossal dimensions.
The first uitocks are 81 feet long, sided IL inches The
second third, fourth and fifth fuocks Is feet long
and sided Is inches. The top tmbers % feet long,
sidpg Is inches half top tmbers Il feet long, siding l3
p inches, diminishing to ~ inches spar deck port sl
The floor filled in sold TO two feet beyond the head Of
the dst aock and caulked both inside and outside, aud
boted the keel with inch and half copper bolts The
propeller we'll s constr ucted entirety principle,
Of hectseon shape, and combining great strength The
centre kesoDs of two depths, SIDING 10 inches and
moulding 20 inches The scarpbs 10 feet long The
nelson's are cosged TO the frame, and TO each other,
and TO the deadwood with live oak coags and q cop.
per bolts drawn through and riveted on the under
eide Of the keel on composition rings The sister keson
Of white oak 10 BY IT, the .carphs feet long, and
fastened to the floor OF main kelson with lignumvi4
coags and inch copper bolts The daaA~vous
and s are Of white cal IN os
sSo wn lessons are in two deons and Two
Sreaobs each 10 by II, and extending well forward
The engine nelson's of live oak, coaged the
frame each other with live coags, fastened
with copper bolts The port stills also Of live oak
Tka f.ovoo to A1rA L. c,aA
placed about feet apart and extending
below the FIRST futtoc head to the spar deck ame and
and rveted on nmbers rvetea TO eash
at the gs There Ia also an immense iron
through
enos outside Of the tmoers There a. e two
tmbers, at the end Of the spar and gundeck beams;
also IRON plates on the outside, aft by the rudder
Eundeck are secured a. the fore and mapmssts.
! ano around the propeller well, with by 4 ncn
IRON bolts ruDpng cisgonapy from side TO side OF the
the frame. Ihe ceiling in the hold Ia of pitch pne 10
inches hck to the he Sd Of the second fuock and
wne os OF great length siding Is inches, aud fastened
n men Sno bolts drvep from
raj has four decke The orlop deck beams are Of ptcn
pine, siding Is inches, moulded 10 inches, decked with
by 31s white pne toe berth deck beams of pitch pine
sideo 10 inches, moulded IA inches, decked with
white pine by A the deck beams pitch pne SIDED
Tx inches moulded IA inches decked with pitch pine bv
An The deck besms sided Ia inches moulded at l4L
ID he's decHed with pitch pine PLANK by AZ. All the
hare pg knees the decks are Of white cav O. unusual
fze thoroughly fastened with nine eghhs add eghths
iron bolts from the outside Of tmbers rvetsd
Oh the lace Of the knees on iron rings those Of spar
these decks are Of locust, having iron bolts passing
through hem thus securing the beams deck TO each
other snd " the bottom OF the vessel The outside plank
10 OF white oak. The beam plank is Of white oak.
Ibe cardboard srake II inches thick rabed the keel
The pex ssrake inches thick, and the next These
srakes boed literally The keel and to each other
with galvanized iron bolts and TO the frame with inch
copper bolts Iiveted inside, and ~ locust treenais
wedged The INSIDE. The bottom plank inches thick
The main rail 10 Of white oak, inches thick bull
waTkt are piaDked up cold. She has hammock ex-
tend pg from the foremast the m zenmast Her capa
city about 5000 tons length spar 3O7 eet
breadth t5 feet length all about 1875 feet depth TO
spar deck "a feet She pierced with A SIDE ports and
two seTn ports on lower deck and 80 side and four
large ports forward and four pors spar deck
Her armament will consist Of 40 shell guns Of large cali
bIe deck and 20 long guns and pivot guns of
the largest her spar The gun carriages are
all Of sod mahogany although the contract only for
and she has capacity 10 carry water ami provsons
their susteI sufficient TOR Blk months in adolt
which che has stowsge room her bunkers for 200
tolls Of and vi Draw not over % feet with every
Thing on board foI q six months cruise.
Not The least interesting portion of the ship the
which alone cost si3 800 There Is one set Of porcelain
for the Grand Duke with the Russian OF arms one
set for the captain and one for the officers The lady
guests took much pleasure in examining these.
THE ENGINES.
The engines and appureDances we're furnished by the
Novelty Iron Company whose effort has been produce
uDequaled piece of mechanism. They designed
and supern,endeo by Mr. J. v. holmes, and commenced
in January, 1851 They FIRST tried about weeks
spce and proven be fully equal the requirements of
the vessel There are two ho zonia back action eng mes
eighty inch aud forty i've inch stroke,
~tb nominal power Of 800 Dorse, but actual
1900. They supported by three bed plates The two
outer condenseTs channel ways, pumps
and the hot well. The air pumps worked from the
pistons dirs CT The propeller ID Grifths patent two
blades made of brass, feet IN and thr
~ one pitch The is arranged q shifting
frame that be readily h0lsted out Of the water
when the wind renders It necessary. The propeller il
driven BY line Of snsng l24 feet long aud
seventeen inches in diameter at the journal
what technically called the "thJust'-that the force
OF the screw against the ship is Kept of by 'colar
thrust BE- aDg apd parry ol'er bearing arranged
that etrer be sed and readily unshpped The en-
gues proper weigh 100 tons the propeller ~ tops and
Bsss fixtures ~ tors The engines supplied with Sill
msrue governor, the object Of which preve
sTa,mg' IN a head sea, the sudden an swift revou.
ton the shaft when the planges of the snip