The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11

THE TWNNTY.THREE NEW GUNBOAT6. n
fomoByrFyoN or fHu1R HULLs, BNaINns AND Ar
N&- MANENr.

THE TWNNTY.THREE NEW GUNBOAT6.
DHosrrgor or rH.In ayIls' ENGINES AND AZ
Our naval NJ about being increased, In addition to
~ sght ArsN Glass gunbcats now building At the navy
ra1 b. tho construction Of twenty three second Class
Snboah q absus I've hundred and afty tons burthen
9AcA these now building In private shpyards and
VIM be completed and ready for sea By the LIST Of ooo.
hs Each q Ia following shpbuiders as the different
eiss ere now engaged In building them-As Baltimore,
~ Abrahams, I; Wilmington, DEL. v. zhasohsr, Ii
oAiladslpha, Jacob Lynn Il jacob Brisy Il Hellman
oAOksr, I, New York, Jacob Westsrvsk John Engs,
d Thomas Staok Jers smnonson, 1; T. h. Poiilion'
a, Webb Co., I; East Haddan, o., q. ". Goodspsed,
u nystic Conn.,, Nspssn. Fish Co., I; Portland, Conn,
6ldsmlesvsr Sons l. Boston, Pasl Curtis, Ii A. d @.
lAnpsou, I; Curtis rtlieu,l; Nswburyport, Mass, @,
~. jackson o.. I; Thomsstoa, No. q. ". Lawrence,
n Belfast No., O. p. Carter, Portland Me-, J. W. by.
ss, Bath, ~ LArrabes Allen, Ii Ksnnsbunk N. N.
bonpson, I. Total -. Thus, In States, Maryland
bs4ds delaware, Pesusylvania 8; New York; Q; Con-
nscsiout. o; Aassaehusstts q AAins The engines VIII
buik a. the following wortrB-charles Resder, Bat
more, I; Chester (Pa) Iron Works, 1; Aerrick Co..
Phiaaelphia, Il Norris Co., Il Novelty Iron Works, g.
AuAare Works, .; Morgan Works, 8; Highland Iron
WORKS, Nswburg l; woodruff Black Hartford, Il Har.
ris Loring, Boston, 2; Atlantic works,l
These boats will bs Of uniform size aud armament and
Of the following dimsnsions-Length 1853 feet, extreme
breadth, twenty eight fest depth Of hold twelve feet
me kess Of white oak siding thirteen inches and
Ten inches In depth and not than four pieces will
20 allowed In the keel The cardboard strake will DO SIX
ipohss In thickness The frames Of young white oak
fee from sap and not cut with the grain Al tho vessels
will bs diagonaDy braced with iron three and one half
fuohes In width and one hsf inch In thickness. The
running bottom plank will be Of white oak, three and
hsf In thickness each being fastened with three locust
tseenais, and composition bolt In each srske The
spsiue and boiler keelsons win be Of white oak yellow
Pine, and OF such Dimensions shall be deemed proper
by the Engineer Department. The berth deck will Of
yellow pine, two and half inches in thickness The
gun deck will be Of the same material four inches In
thickness and six and half inches In width The gun
deck knees will be Of white oak with hanging knees 10
each end Of every beam The upper deck beams will be
Of yellow pne
The cabins, wsrdroom and Storage will be fitted up in
che latest style and with great care, regards venta
ton and comfort Each stateroom will DO ventilated with
one air port, and four OF these ports will be plsced
each hds Of the forward berth deck.
They will be propelled by two horizontal back action
engines with cylinders Of thirty inches diameter and
eighteen inches stroke Of piston sewsnA surface
'denssrs which now In general use in the navy, win
- used Each engine " to be complete In self, and
30 worked independently Of the other. The engines
Ind boilers to be able bear continuous strain Of thirty
pounds per square inoh.
Tho vessels will DO furnished with two OF Martins pa.
Can't tubular boilers, each having CRATE surface Of
eshtyeight and Eve sixths square feet, and twenty
hundred square feet Of heating surface They will
be propelled by stationary Of the latest pattern
four bladed They win mot hoist out Of the water like
those Of our nrst class steam frisases.
They win be achooner rugged, having stationary
sSnArs yards.
N3hA following n the dime nsion or The snars.