The New York herald., 1862-03-12
TIE NEW PHILADELPHIA IRON.CLAD
FRlGATE.

PMAD<iPHIA, March 10, 1862
Her H,aosy, Avwamens Iron AvWsov, Cyee, ssts ef s
.ardness. Names Of CouarVaoyy. EHsiwa Boilers ana
DinsWsions-Increased AsssSy BY Reason Of Ms Ns,cs
from Y5ytes Monroe, &c.
The disastrous nsws from Fortress Monroe has had an
alarming effect upon all c'sssss OF the people, aud has
awakened renewed csmor for The rapid construction
Of iron clad vessels. The eoso, upon government ship
builders evidenced in the fact that despite the severe
rain Of to-day, the force q. work upon the roacad
ksosngon frgae largely increased aad operations
pushed forward with unwonssd rapidi,y.
TIE MYSTIC FRieArH AND The PB'LADssrHIA FRI.
GATE COMPARED.
The new frigsts being constructed al Mystic,
cosu, will weigh 1000 tons. win be or 900 tons
burden. She will draw less than nSr moro than
sixteen feet Of water viii carry two eighty ponder
pivot rdsd guns aud twelve rfed thirty two ponnders
The Phade!phla frigsts will bs OF $500 burden
will draw 6tesn feet OF water will be go fee, long six
" feet beam, invent yaye feet hold; will Afvs three
decks will carry several deck pivot sun2 and sxtesn
additional guns OF slsvsn.inch bore. She win there
FORE bs not only tie argsss osd vessel in course OF
construction, ~, OF the isrgss, The Aus
rican navy.
BAREY COMPLETION or THE rHfLA DnLyaiA FstoArs.
The oontraetsrs sad shipbuidsrs ars ssining every
nerve to accomplish their labor At ssriy day Al
present tho vessel 10 Ia this hands OF Tho onsrs VINO
hsvs laid Tho whole hall, keel buuArks. aud
work The decks and interior arrangements She iss
al the yard Of CrAup Sou sub contractors, towering
above oil the surrounding buildings and reaching nearly
bssnsth OF block OF the city front The yard literal
y alive wsh ship carpenters and steam mill has been
erected close beside her facilitate the sswsx suber
aud the hosting OF panss. &c, to ths vsssst
sBArs ov rag rs'eArs.
Under circumstances eau shot strike he hull Of
the frigsts direct. She 70 upon The whole
nx sHa hall NJ "A.
hsrmiessly from bsr obliaus The sides Of The
ship have angie Of thirty degrees from three fsss
above the load ass and she viii bs armed with sharp
iron bowsprt tosrss or pierce preparatory TO board
isg sinking. Her rnddsr will also be protected, and
bsr upper dicks viii be stusct usds she slope OF the
curved and plated buwsrks, 20 tbsA the crew cap 20
sheltered ~ under mprsgnsbls reof.
THE noS' ARxox.
The iron plates which 70 constitute the arm@r OF
the vessel bepg daily turned out from the Bristol
Forge works the Delaware river and from one Of ,bs
iron mills at Pit'scurg A large quantity Of them are
in this city. They nftsen feet long, twenty
eight and q hsf inches vide sad four and a half
inches thick They win be boiled 70 The vessel but The
bolts will not ooms through 10 the exterior suros s Abe
plates The plates win be connected by tongues Of iron
nips in grooves, The grooved plates alternating with The
tongusd plates The whole weight Of the iron oasnr viii
BE- seven hundred and nfy The hsayss, psts yet
completed wegbs six thousand Dins hundred and eighty.
eight pounds the ghsss plate elk thousand two hundred
and forty eight pounds Upwards OF two hundred plates
viii equip tho whole vessel One hundred meo aoue are
working upon this ros aror and hundred and forty
,ops Of coal o wsek ere consumed st the ferres rhs
plates eucasins the bow will exsond eight feet beyond
the wooden hull There viii be bolts angles, pro'ec
ions or crsvicss upon Tho surface Of tbs when
jo,nod 70 the hull
xlGHnEwg, srrxD AND GREW.
! The frigsts viii hsvs two powerful engine,
| and ous isrgs brass prope'H wheel, fou'
| boilers and "blower.' second smok,
stack. shs win travel ~ ths rate OF ten knots q,
hour. sad win carry Grew Of ops hundred and nfsy
men Der machinery is boing constructed BY Mr.. G.
wood Chief Engineer and Henry Hoover, Constructor
,bs Navy vsd. Tn, pIsts' wsrs destsnsp byJ P, Nor