The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03

These ships carry from 10 ~ bl gurs, OF several cali
bres The rgatss have their principal battery the
deck, whist the corveues carry theirs deck
above These vessels are always commanded BY cnp ans
The steam ifisates may be divided mo classes for con
vonieDce, NJ follovs:As the Chesapeake, Eury Ahs,
Forte lmmorsaiie, Impereuse, Ltrsy, helpomone,
Shannon Topaz, Aurora Bacehante, Earcssus Emerald,
Undaoned OF each 81 gppstbe least Of them less than
2,Aoo tons, and largss' 1.-THE Immortality 1850 tons
They in steam power from 800 horse power the
pereuse to eco horse power as TIE Ley rn,se SHIPS
der in other respects from each other Some we're built
for screw sls and others sail frigios converted
into shipskc the Emerald, 90 gun ship Iengto
ened and converted Thirty two feet added 10 her
length, her guns reduced in number, COO horse
power engine put into her, and Is reported 70 be
very ship indeed her average apeed being u knots
Five OF the above ships have been thus converted
end the Impereuse, With only 35c horse engine,
by Penn, reported TO be ga f4vorte ship; sais and
steams we'll" The Orlando, 80, recent ship OF 900
horse power and $50 feet lcng with some others of
the same. sort," apparently the Offspring of the
what we had done in the ~ay OF shp5uildpg Another
cass OF powerful screw freates comes neysuch AZ the
baden, 32 Doris, 81 Mersey, co. Aradne, 49, and Gala
tea 20 These chips designed 10 be the heavy ord
fast ships Of the steam eet Thew range from 470
tons, Dadem to 700 tons, the Morley Their
length rs roa 240 feet the Dadem 336 feet, the
Mefsey ana from As to So feet beam The Dadem built ia
1856 500 horse power and the Mersey Of 1885, has an
engine Of eco horse power The armament OF the Dadem
consists OF twenty l0inch guns OF 81 cwt, somewhat
than the 9nch guns Of heaviest steam rigates
inch better in the caibre; the upper deck ten
80 ponnters, and two Sinch pivot guns Of 95 cwt or
10, goo po,nds The speed of this ship is reported
10 average 1928 knots. The armament or the Mer-
rs as yet uniyed. third Glars may include the
pauntcss, 81 Tcrmagant, 25 Tribune, 81 guns, and
others. These steamships about 900 toms, 2lo or
90 feet in length and 40 feet beam. The Tribune
twenty eight gun frigate ard converted into screw
with 800 ose power engine She s reported TO sail and
steam fact The Terrageu han $40 horse power put
into he 0at it found much for her. and II
duced half, with great Improvement. very int
resting fact is this Such precisely the with the
great side wheel steamers Terrible and Retributon
which greatly improved by reducing the
engine TO onc'half the poEer-tha. is by taking
ont one.haf OF her engines. Such Will be the
fault l inclined 10 think OF new corvette and
soop ships in Of construction, aud the
remedy will be tne same.
The complaint Of too heavy draught OF water il
made against toe newly butt screw frgae0 that were
egsnst the line Of battle ships and the writer in the
T. S Magazine s5s) says, 'that it is high time 70 build
convert the old ships into light draught frsatea
Ike the Amphion, Tribune, &ca hint quite appropriate
to naval service
II conceded point in tho British nava. policy, that
the Old sailing fgates will never be commissioned
for service. Would tina: could say the for
fine old iIigstes.
SCREW STEAM sLooPs AND scHooNrRs.
"Ihese kind Of vessels not near numerous as
might be expected, considering their great usefulness
and efficiency, aRys the professional writer above cited
S7oors Scys,c icctTs Ttdl