New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-14
MARINE AFFAIRS.
STEAM Tow-BoAr YANKEE.

STEAA TOW-BOAf
This tug is very powerful for her size, and will room
begin her duties as a tow-boat in New.York harbor.
She was built in this city by T. Colyer; her frame is
of white oak and chestnut and square fastened with
copper and treenais. Her dimensions are: Length
deck, lac feet; breadth Of beam mOldedl, IS feet
nches depth of bold, 10 feet; depth Of hold to spar
deck II feet area VI immersed section at level draft OF
feet ITO square feet. She is fitted with eroshe
engine; diameter of cylinder 80 nches stroke of pie
ton, feet inches diameter Of water-wheels above
boards, 81 feet inahes; length of boards, feet;
DEPTH 3 feet, number 90. She has one return hue
boiler built in 1885, length of same 20 feet located
in bold, and uses blower. Bunkers Of wood; is not
rigged and not coppered; one smokeppe no indepen-
dent steam, FIRE, and bige pump and no openings in
bottom; one bIge injection, and is not supplied with
water-wheel guards. Tunnsge, 376 tuns; her engines
were built by j. P. Allaire Of this city.
STEAMER GEORGE ANNA.
This yessel has lust left the hands Of her builders,
and will at once take her appropriate place on the
route of her intended service. Her dimensions, with
particulars of engines and boiler given below.
Length on deck 20S feet inches; breadth Of beam
moded 80 feet; depth of hold 10 feet inches; depth
Of hold TO spar deck 8 feet draft Of water at load line,
feet length of engine space 60 feet inches; area Of
immersed section at load draft feet, 1863 square feet;
tunnage 574 $685. She is fitted with vertical beam
engine; diameter of cylinder, A inches; stroke Of
piston, IL feet 6 inches; diameter of padde-whees
overheard, q feet; length Of boards feet inches;
DEPTH foot 10 inches; number Of same, 20. Che
has one return tubular boiler; length IA feet nches
BREADTH IA feet; hight exclusive Of steam drum, III
feet inches length Of fire BARE feet has i54 tubes;
internal diameter, 81 inches diameter Of chimney,
feet inches; hight above CRATES, As feet inches;
weight Of engines, 100000 pounds; weight Of boiler,
with water, $1,000 pounds; load on safety valve
Der square inch, 80. She possesses a heating
surface of ala square feet and win consume ton
Of coal per hour; maximum revolutions at light dra,
q; draft forward feet; draft aft feet. Her frame
is of wrought iron plates, to Of an inch thick, and
fastened with inch rivets every inchesi shape Of
frames, I, inches by inch, and Is inches distance
apart at centers number of stroke Of plates from keel
to gunwale, Ill; floors nodded, inches; shaped !,
and sided inch; depth of keel, inches dimensions,
inch by inches; bunkers made of iron; boiler To-
Gated in hold does not blowers; has three water
tight bulkhesds; promenade deck and large saloon
cabin; water wheel guards fore and aft She is fitted
with one independent steam fire, and bise pump ono
bilge injection and has bottom valves cocks 10 all
openings in bottom andis protected from communicating
fire by felt and iron. Her intended service between
Baltimore and Richmond and occasionally 10 this port
The hull and engine were built by Harlan Holhngs-
worth g. Co. She is owned by George X. II. Letfe.
sAvAL.
There are not more than 800 hands employed at the
Brooklyn Maryland. The stone foundation Of tho
Ship-House, arranging and ornamenting the various
roadways and keeping shot, shell and guns in order,
the chief matters affording work. The machine
shops and other mechanical departments almost
vacant, there being vessels in hurry preparing for
sea. There are several ships in the stream-Bsvd
crafts, surveying and revenue vessels, and some PR
waite ones employed by Government. The receiving
ship North Carolina, the DID, time-won fgstes Poto-
mac and Brandywine, the "csble ships" Niagara and
Susquehanna, the sloop-of-war VandaIa, the store
ship Falmouth, the steamers Wabash and Mohcan, are
also here. The latter will sail to-day for the coast OF
Africa. The Susquehanna and Niagara are both
housed over and will not be fitted out for service ex
eept some unforeseen circumstance occurs The rai-
mouth will go in commission in a few days. she VIII
be sent to Aspinwal as permanent receiyng-ship ~
that pert. The Wabash and VandsIia are being
stripped and housed over. The Marine Barracks are
garrsoned by little less than loo men, small re-
enforcement having recently been added TO It from tho
Wabash and ysndalis. Capt. Brevoort, assisted by
three Lieutenants is commandant of the marines
at this post, vice Col. Edelin,, transferred The new
barracks are nearly finished and will be ready for oc
cupstion by March. The ordnance department Of the
ward is engaged in preparing ornaments for some Of
the new steamers and for the corvette Cumberland Of
the African squadron, as well as in overhauling and
improving old guns. Capt. Rowan is chief ordnance
officer at present. The disbursements monthly average
about OOo The Irquois stll remains at the Brook
yn Yard. She is detained on account Of the Secretary
Of the Navy having decreed that she shall not pay any
more than merchant pilotage.