Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-07-05
Arrival of the Great Eastern.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MONSTER.


DESCRIPTION OF THE MONSTER.
The iron steamship Great Eastern, now com.
manded by Capt. John Vinehall, was built ct
Millwall, on the banks of the river Thames,
England, from designs planned by the late MIR.
Brunei. The work of constructs ON was carried
on by Messrs. Treadwell, of Gloucester, under
the superintendance of Mr.. Scott RUSSELL She
is the largest vessel afioat, her hull measuring
about seven hundred feet in length, sixty feet
IN height, and making burden ofiwenty-three
thousand tons. Thirty thousand iron plates
have been used in her construction, each plate
weighing the third part of a ton, and requiring
one hundred tiVets to make it fast to its fel-
lows.
She has ten steam boilers, which are heated
by one hundred furnaces. The cylinder of
every engine 10 the Great Eastern is six feet in
diameter and weighs FIVE times as much as the
great bell of Saint Psul's Church, London
Her screw propeller is twenty -four feet in d.
ameter, and the diameter of each of her paddle
wheels is ffty-six feet, an area considerably
more extensive than that of Astley's Circus -
| The principal suit of saloons in the Great
Eastern Is four hundred feet long, and prom.
enade round her deck affords walk more than
a quarter of an English mile in extent.
The latest survey of the ship gives a regis
tered measurement of eighteen thousand nine
hundred and fifteen tons. This monster snip
combines steam power in both shapes--screw
and paddle-with soiling power. To furnish
the former she carries eleven thousand tons of
coal, and when driven by the wind, with all
sail set, she will spread out six thousand five
hun ifed yards Of canvass. She has six masts,
aud two of her boats are steam screw pro.
lpellers, each go feet long, both being attached
IN hnF afr lann
view of the ship shows aft the aperture for the
screw, with cast-iron Strengthening frame sup
porting the screw shaft. Above are the cap
STAINS, worked by shalt from auxiliary en-.
gines. AIT ofcapsians are The cast-iron bits for
the chain cable. Then comes the screw shaft
and its pedeslals, and auxiliary engines for
4 working cspstans and for turning screw shaft
at moderate velocity, should be necessary
to disconnect the screw-eDgines from the shaft
I, If the vessel is under canvas Above this are
cargo-room, ships stores, &C., aud next the
j, screw-engines of Messrs. Watt g. Co. above
which are cabins and berlhs for engineers.
N Again, we find six pairs of boilers for screw
engines, with the steam-pipes leading thereto
above aud on either side are the coal bunkers,
between each set of boilers; aboyeare some of
The principal saloons, with berths OH each side
of the ship; and on deck is the captains cabin.
dUOte
are the engineers and stoker's befths, &C.
Then we see auxiliary engines aud boilers for
working capsans forward, with shaft and
gear 10 work The capstans at any required We
} locity. These engines are also for pumping
) water from double sides of the vessel when ne.
cessary. Above is the gas work.
!, There are four pairs of boilers, belonging 10
the padde-engiues, of Scott Russell g. Co., and
, their steam-pipes leading thereto. Above and
! around are coal bunkers. On the SECOND deck
and 10 front Of the funnel, is the ladies' cabin
! and from that to the paddle engine room is the
/ drawing room on deck, under which are some
of the principal saloons and berths on the othel
, side. The steamer was lighted with gas made
! on board, and as she traversed the Atlantic OF
I; this, her first ocean voyage, made a splendid
i appearance.
1 Her interior decoration and ornamentatior
!, are of very magnificent and costly descrip
!. ton; but as she will carry only about 800 pas
+ sengers great majority of her saloons an,
4 stsie-rooms will not be put in use, and we con
: sequently defer a minute notice Of their ap
! pearance until after her arrival. Az conclu.
n sion to this general rough description Of the
: size Of the Great Eastern, we may state tha
: she has capacity enough to accommodate 400l
H passengers, 300 of them being " first class,
y and if employed as troop ship she could. in
|. case Of grave emergency. carry 10000 sol
: diers. ~
!. Her speed, when in good sailing trim,
. computed at Is knots, or lS miles an hour,
: rate which would take her 10 India from Ly
!. erpool, by The Cape OF Good Hope, and to Aus
= tralis, in little more than months time.
= EXACT SIZE OF THE SHIP.
% We append. a matter OF much interest
D. and for purposes Of future reference, cor
ID densed table Of the exact measurement, siz
oI and capacity Of The Great Eastern. The prin
o. cipal dimensions OF the ship. her capacity an
r. power, are as follows ~
l. Length Gather more than the eighth
se ola mle). $50 feet.
ne Breadth, 80 :"
IL, Depth from deck to keel, go {"
ID Length of principal saloons. 400 I"
We Number OF decks.
to Tonnage, 22,500 tons.
IT. 10 carry coala and cargo, 10000 T"
ny To carry 800 LIST class
1000 ID . Total. 1000 pa
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