The New York herald., 1862-11-24

TIE PAssAIC-THI NEW MONITOR BATTERIES.
the success OF the Monitor led the Navy Depart
ment 10 contract with Captain Ericsson for eight
Of his style Of iron.clads He has adhered, with
improved modification 10 his original plans In the
Monitors the design Of the construction lie 10 keep
the muzxe OF the gun inside the srret, 90 that is nj
all times unexposed chance shot Of the enemy, which
might disable it. The guns, only sws In number, is
highly essential keep good order and the result Of
their success NAV be looked upon as another grand
triumph OF the skill OF Capt, Ericsson.
darrptsn Of one Of these vessels VIII ssfce for the
eutire number As the Passaic the 6rs launched
give the particulars Of her dimensions, &c.;-
Length over ALL. 200 feet
Beam 20 Lee..
Draught Of water eqsipped. 9 feet IN.
Launching draft - Iects IN
The form Of this vessel !. not unlike the Montsr er
eepiug that her lines hser giving speed and
greater buoyancy The hull built Of threeiourths
inch iron plating fastened TO frame Of angle iron
sir inches wide BY thrsequsries Of inch thick From
point three half feet below the water line shelf
extends outward which the wooden backing for
the armor plates. This is covered By ave wrought
IRON plates, each one uch thick and i've feet
long By tive feet wide b addition TO the srmor plating
the Passac has wrought iron strneer. fs1 inches thick
inserted under the plating for distance OF dfy fes,
from The bow making the nine inches thick, and
giving this vessel immense power q ram. The deck
beams are Of oak twelve by twelve inches In the cen
ire, and ten by twelve AZ zach end. placed only
twenty -four inches apart The deck planked with pine
seven inches wide by eight inches deep Tfe deck IL
nush with gentle slope upwards from the csptre. The
matches ~rcugh, iron frames, let In nush with the
deck and In action they closed with wrought iron
covers, which securely fastened from below, The
headlights the deck which light the lower deck are
also ntted with covers, fsseu In the manner as
the batch covers.
fhe plating the deck composed OF two plates one
inch In thickness, rendering bombproof The turret Is
twenty feet In diameter and feet In length Is
constructed o eleven thcn0ses OF onench IRON, and is
pierced for two guns which stand parallel With each
other In the turret The pilothouse IL placed on top Of
the turret and eight inches in thickness, SIX feet in
diameter and six feet In length II Is pierced with eight
lockout holes 80 that every ps Of the horizon IL visible
each hole covering about forty.nve degrees oft.
BY Of heavy pieces Of wrought iron each weigh
ing upwards Of six thsussod pounds ports closed
up Immediately after the reccil Of the gun
readily open and close these ponderous port shoppers The
mechanism for working this gun both BY COMPRISING and
10 run II out is no, proper give but suffice 70 say
three men can readily out that monster nfteen
inch xun which weighs AZ 2oe pounds The English were
obliged 70 abandon the q their fourteen ton gun be
cause they soud not get enough IN ,hs cupois 10
work H.
The top Of the tuyet framed with heavy raftess
oS wrought iron, upon which are laid bars resembling
railroad iron and these covered with wrought iron
plates perforated with boes 10 allow free cSculstop
u hsss sS through she vssssA