New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-16
REYOLUrIONIZIHG TIE NAVY.

REPORT OF TIE NAVAL BOARD.
SDbointd will be f Un' complete report Of the de-
oison Of the BOsd recently aop nted 20 examine tie
eailir ships # the Navy, with view to ascertain
whether shey would be worth converting into
steamers"
NORFOLK, Monday, Oct 8, 1860.
herewith END yOa d brsf uut of the d0ings OF
the Nsvsl Bosld, which recently engaged ~ the
several Navy ards. It's deliberaons are not con
clUdtd just yet; but the nature Of its dscussoOs /,
brOwD. Future cOg a'iOns "ill relate oaly to the
EttoO OF altering the yesees which have as you call
1t passed ps ou IL may not bs ont of place 10
sy that g. dock iovesig alton into the souotnsse or
rot. ures of TIE different vessels will DC made b-f IRE
he prcst Of aleripgsr Of them will ne beeun; but
believe, wevtr, at every one recommended Tor
Conversion g sound generally.
On tie 10 Of Sept ~ eer | received orders to j)n
Com. St,Ter, CON. Iingbaw, Chief EDgin or Archi-
bald, Chief III gneer lshtr wood John LUhail esq,
Chhf Of the BGrssq Of Construction, aud Nava-C Goa
s'ructcr DelaDo, who were appointed members Of a
Board If Naval Officers. Ebgioe. rs aad COns'rdc-
tors oTdtfed 70 eXsmte iGt the condition OF zoe sail
v,sels e The Navy, and the cost Of giving the n,
or any of them, fu'l power together With the
tdepcy of akiog euch chang in view OF tho cost
COZ al ion model gene raj ch racer OF such veestis
q altered" Bavirg reCorted mysl, W, sst out at
cAce Tor Portsmouth,, n. II. from which wrote you
ELssTLs TO BE CoYVERTID At PORTSMOUTH,.
TIE old Tor me- liner AtAbaoa, was orJDgat under
orr notice a short time after ou a rival at Kitery
Me- (which j. also Portsucuth, ~ j. and we l7ft
rct { cYeyice Of the craft ex4uintd she has been
forty two wears she stocks, DOtwithta dug Winch
u q cor clo1ed to recommend her being worth con.
veruR She will m,ke eplendd stes ner OF the 1rSt
class.
Tie Franklin also received due attention from ua,
and Ne decided ia a very II tie time 20 pass her.
Iris yese wac once before recon nsuded for coG0er-
sion ard operations were c On her, bu never
comp eed. Ste is the most likely to turn out we'll Of
sny yet ovel hauled.
ed ID ff IN he fpa1 d. ,
gate nevr ett 10 sea yet caused discussion but
" III never, presume, be- profel ed by steam
NEWBORN
Mrch 81 we would wish 10 pc petui'e the old Bran
inc tie fIiglte that car id bone tO France the
brave La Ease te her beam is too lim ed if she
otreros7 accepted BILE to make conversion practlca
with Der. She therefore destr cd as well az the 20
tor &c AID Yandala 20 the remane r OF her service
sailing cIaf if she ever goes TO sea again. which
s coub,ful. r,e ..,..
TIE North Caroina lIpef viii probably be put
down org The passed" vefsels, aud il dry dock
survey demonstrates her sCun0ness she VII becs me a
seauer. At PHILADELPHIA.
There is vessel a. Philadelphia worth the COS! or
trouble OF conversion The ST. L4wreocs ia nests vi,
a. d Saratoga IN good order, bat not ct all
sd.l ted for being propelled by They will there
fore rs main sailing shps.
AT BOSTON.
Twelve yea-s Of eXp5sdre to the deeterious infiu-
ences OF a Davy yard ship bOUsa have not ruined the
Sc rvlce that could point raj adOrn u tails.
She bas been considered we'll qualified TO become
pToIel er al d wUi dOub' less make eici snt
The Virginia, also eighty -foUr-gun iiDepf battle
shin that has never vet been launched, may be
beIed among orr future steamers She is Tor Was) in
tended to he 2 633 tucs burden.
j. The Otto is there ELECTIONS to her
an eligible vessel for alteration. II Is probable that
"tbe Ohio steam fiigae, IA gons," may yet figure in
the active service.
The VincenLes is rejected.
AT NORFOLK.
Business hes not yet (MonOsy, 9Th, a. M been con-
cluc,d; but car, nevertheless give you the result of
ou aoors here. The Penn sylyania the Coiuabas ths
Delaware, and The Nsw-YOfk Will be recommended
fr rsion subsct Of course, 10 the deseon of
itcal d,y.dck survey for it would be un wee % pass
tteu shine The CVlumbis Ra it.n, and German
town frIgaie and cOTyeites will not be reported upon
favora5ly The Newly ok and Delaware are certain
TO be slfred.
Tie S4gun liner New ORE ana, at S9ckstts Har6or,
has bot yet teen oveIhaoled. She will certainly DO
considered worthy of conversion.
THUS ends The list. Will Fe,spiulate it for you, as
folows:
V,saels recommended for conversion: Alaba ma
FIaJsl'n Pennsylvania, Columbus Delaware, New
Yo.k North Carolina, Vermont OHIO, Nirglola, aod
lsycbaby New O LEAFS every lIeof-ta tie ship n
tie service. You will Observe ua. no frgate or cor
ve,ie has passed muster. The cause OF this IL, they
oava II I beam en- ugh and are, to use msrll No
10 conversion If Colgrtss approve Of commencing
the pro, osed charge early in the eneuing year, look
out or hvtly les the Navy ards, particularly 81
those of Norfolk and Boston.
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