New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-24
THE NORFOLK MAYNARD.
The vessels at Norfolk were IA follows:

The Vessels al NOflOlk were as
THE PENNSYLVANIA.
"The Penn" il tie largest calling line-of-b battle
ship in the United States Navy. For years she was
a very profitable "show" TO Norfolk, persons going
from all quarters of the Union 10 See her. She ID
32il tuns burden rates 100 guns, and would require
1000 men TO work her properly. She was built at
Philadelphia in 1887 and 10000 strangers visited that
city TO see her launched. She never performed any
squadron Duty and, in fact never was out OF sight Of
land She sailed from Philadelpha TO Norfolk, and
was near being wrecked on the voyage. She has since
been living at anchor, the permanent "guard OF the
Gosport Havy-Yard. Her officers were ordered to
be 10 readiness to leave, some days since.
THE COLUMBUS.
This was an unserylceable line-of-battlesbip that
had been in ordinary for many years She was constrlc-
ted AT the National Capital in 1872 and served on he
Pacific and Mediterranean squadrons. She was 2 P0
tuns burden, rated 30 guns, and S0O men, She could
not have been used in her late state, for any pur
pose. The Naval Board, however, considered her
worth converting" into steamer.
THE DELAWARE.
The Delaware a line-of- battle ship, rated "a
guns and 800 men, and registered at 1888 tuns. She
made two cruises shortly after being launched at Nor
folk in 1920 but has been roting for years. Her tin
bers were go manfesty unsound that she con-
demned by the late Naval Board as unworthy Of
reconstruction.
THE YEw-YoRK.
The New-York was put upon the stocks in "A huge
ship-house fOryive years ago. and never left it, TIE
building and the stocks lost with her for all that
time. She was 10 be bJ3 tuns Durden ana To cary
81 guns
TIE FRIGATES AND CORyETTES.
THE MERRINAc.
The Merrimac is one of the six steamers the con-
struction of which was authorized by Congress in
1855 She was built at Charleston, is 200 tuns bur-
den and rates 40 guns. Tie Meriimac made but
cruise viz as late flagship Of the Pacific Squadron
She was relieved by the new seam.fngate Lancaster
last year. The authorities ordered her ontfit few
weeks ago, thinking TO remove her from Norfolk, but
events were too quick for them
THE GYRMASTowS.
Bnt for the .ovenliness Of the GOspor Navy Yard
folk this fine corvette would have been in commission
~ one of the blockade fleet now. She ordered TO
prepare for sea ia October last and has since been pro-
pressing very slowly. The Germantown i first-css
corvette $50 tuns burden, rates % guns and carried
200 men, She was built at Philadelphia in 1886 and
has seen very little idle time since. She was one OF
Commodore Salters feet the coast Of Brazil from
1853 to 1856, and subsequently served with the Pow
hatan aud Mississippi In the East Indies during the
late war.
THE PLYMOUTH.
The Plymouth is another frst-class soopof-war, 9S9
TINS burden rates - guns and go men, She was
emnoyed from time to time on different squadrons and
recently made cruise with midsbipmen She returned
from the eastern hemisphere last Summer ordered
ont of commission 10 be replaced by the fgate Con-
stitutioD now in the roads off Annapolis, Md. The
Plymouth was undergoing repairs, and must have been
near the wharf. She was not very valuable ship.
THE RARITAH.
The Raritan was a so gun lrigate, ,726 tuns bur-
den built at Philadelphia in 1913 and has not been In
commission for many years. She was one time flag
ship to the Pacific Squadron, aso, on the coast Of
BRAZIL ip the Mediterranean and " the Gull Of Mex