The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-21
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Proposals for Building Side-WheeI
GunbOafS

II'HE NAVY DEPARTMENT will until the 30th
Il day OF July, receive propositions from ship-buid
for the construction of the hull of a donhl. bo,saS
side-whee gunboat with rudder at each end pro.ec,
ed by the stems; the masts rigging sails for fore-and-
ait schooner rg, and awnings; four boats with ALI
their fittings and equipments complete: tanks for
1000 gallons OF water with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets &C. The vessel completed IN every re-
spcct with all the fittings for sea service exeept rd
nance. anchors and cables, furniture cooking uten-
s; Instruments, and stores, which will be furnished
The length of the vessel including both rabbets ON
me ieet inches above the lower edge of rabbet
~ ,he Keel 70 be 235 feet the extreme breadth IS
,eei anu ,ne depth of hold from throat Of floor tim
per 70 lower side Of deck-plank II feet The displace
meht 70 ne ieet inches above the lower edge Of
rabbet Of bottom plank to be 80 500 cubic feet The
size of the principal materials are to be AZ fpllows
other parts being in due proportion as in naval YES
scarph fastened with inch copper boi,sa s,,' :,
white oak, sided 10 inches, and properly secured in
openings for rudder and to keel with composition
knee; flame of white oak, white chestnut and hacL
metack timber and room "a. 20 and p inches.
floor timber sided to inches; futtocks q N <
inches IN top timbers inches; moulded in throat
Timber of frame close together. Space between
frames level with throat Of floor. filed in with white
pine. Main keelson Of white oak. 10 by is inches
fastened with two copper bolts in each frame of inch
Bilge keeson of white oak yellow pine fastened
with copper bolts inch in diameter under engine
frame and boilers; the remainder with IRON Breast
hooks Of white oak sided y inches. Diagonal braces
in two tiers 81 by inch amidships and by 7ls TO-
Rs of Or Sppef aP y inch Bs
OF inches wide on each side. Ceiling three inches
Clamps Of white oak inches thick, three strakes II
inches, bolted edgewise. Berth deck beams Of white
pine, sided 81 moulded inches, the four Ion gcst
beams TO have lodge knees. Berth deck plank white
sided il to 10 inches moulded ehes 1 IN ~, ns',e ; 1ak
and inches at the end. One hanging knee AZ e.rb
end Of each beam. and lodge and lap kness between
the beams Hanging knees sided inches the re-
naming knees inches Waterways and thick strakes
OF yellow pine or oak, logged over beams and fast
ened with inch iron Deck plank Of yellow pine
oak, in thickness inches. cardboard strakes OF white
oak, Al inches thick. Bottom plank Of white oak 81
incher thick Wales of white oak. inches thick; in
width, u inches; square fastened the bottom with
three treenails and composition spike; the rar-
board sirakes with two copper bolts and two tree
inch iron bolts and iron spikes butt bolts In dame
ter, inch. Copper fastening to extend up to feet
inches above the lower edge of rabbet Of keel The
bottom sheathed with "a ounce copper 10 feel inch
Is above the rabbe of the keel. fhe wheels will be
overhung the guards made short fore and an rs
practicable and the wheel-house built in the usual
way. The bulwarks 10 be of sis plate iron The
builders Of the vessel will make the wood-frame for
the inclined engines securing II with wood knees and
to the keeisons and will do ali the wood work necs
sary In placing the machinery. The cabin ward
room. sfecrage and between decks, the holds bolts
rail, caulkng, joiners. plumbing. painting and the
other detail far the contract stipuates TO cover
is to be complied i'm accordance with the usages Of
Tire bidders need only send drawing. showing the
shape OF one half the vessel having the requisite dis
placement, as both ends alike and IL they think
proper, plain model Of the same
The proposals must state the price for which they
will agree to have the vessel ready receive the ma
chirery and launch her. for the periods OF fourteen
sixteen, eighteen and twenty weeks respectively the
vessel TO be fully completed in forty DAYS thereafter
or in twelve days after the complete erection Of the
machinery.
The usual conditions of government contracts viii
be observed, and payments will be made the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained till the
isfaetory completion Of the contract.
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty re-
quired by law, that If the contract Is awarded II will
be duly executed The Department reserves the right
this advertisement If In its opinion the public inter-
est requires it,.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
ddle-Whecl Steamers" to distinguish them from
other business letters, and will be addressed to the
Secretary Of the Navy
Propositions will be received for similar vessels Of
iron or OF iron and wood combined. jull7 2aw2w