Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-10
Whal 4 Doins h Iren-Clad Yes.ela.

Our HoYernmont is wisely stronrtheninQ
the navy in The class Of vessels which have
recently proven 10 Be the most efficient for
war purposes. All onr available iron es-
tsblishments are employed lin build
ing iron clad steamers Of various kinds
some after the fashion Of the Monitor ali
Of which viii be completed BY autumn.
giving us tho most powerful iron-clad navy
yet constructed. Captain Ericsson has
contract for six large Monitors, all on the
] general plan Of the first Monitor, but each
with peculiarities Of its own. Some of
these will be three hundred feet long or
nearly twice the length Of the first Moni-
! tor. The turrets will be three inches
thicker than the first ship upon this pattern.
The whole six vessels are intended for sea
service as well as harbor defence.
These gunboats are being built at Green
wick, BY Ar. Rowland. They are 8l2 feet
long, with armor six inches thick. The /
whitney gunboat, being built at the Dry I
DOCK Iron Works, is different from any 4
other 1t is shaped like a duck. is 1855 |
feet long, and is entirely built Of iron, hav-
ing no woodwork in her frames or Sides
The frame is ribs or rings Of iron, grow
IN smaller toward the end the ribs three
quarters Of an inch in thickness. The
iron plates, 70 the thickness Of seven
inches, are laid upon these ribs --.itF
----y sU . IUrge torrets, and Will be pro-
PEELED with four propeller engines At
the bow there is g formidable iron ram.
nine feet long.
The other iron-clad vessels being con-
strueted are one by Mr.. Colwell, al Jersey !
City, which is an iron-clad Monitor. One ,
is being built at Boston, precisely Of the !
same pattern. Three hulls and six turrets :
BY I. Z. Rowland, at Greenpoint. Three !
Iets Of engines and boilers for these three +
lulls are being built at the Delamater /
y orks, New York city Two hulls com \
,lete, with engines, boilers and turret, at g
he Atlantic Works, East Boston, and Lor-
ng & Co., South Boston. n
Two hulls complete, with engines and Y
oilers, but without turret at Chester Pa. n
-Reamy Sons. One hull complete with =
ngines and boilors, but without turret at Il
Wilmington, Del. The o. S. steam frigate a
.oanOke is being covered with armor and n
upplied with turrets at the Brooklyn NAVY n
ard. The Ironsides, at this place, is nearly m
Dmpleted. The new Monitors viii cost :,
400, 600 each, which is cheaper than the p,
looden vessels of the same size. The r
.Oaneke cost $500 900 and $4,000 anpu- n,
lly to keep her in repair. NJ
Each Of the Monitor class of vessels will n,
e armed with guns able to hurl shot weigh q,
lg four hundred and twenty-five pounds,
hich is nearly three times the weight of
le round shot fred from the largest Arm
rong guns yet made for the British navy.
IS stated that some Of them viii throw q
lel of thousand pounds weight In ad- he
tiOn to these new vessels, q number Of ba
On-elad gunbOats for lake and river SER &C
ce are under way. The Maine Railway ste
ID Dock Company, Cincinnati, are con- eh
ructing two new gunboats Of oval deck sa
ID iron-elad. Il IS intended to render
EN- invulnerable, all sorts Of military ste
ojectiles glancing from the sides without tel
Oducing any impression. number Of Te
lers are in process Of construction for
e on the Mississippi When these are POI
finished we need not have any further col
prehensions about the British and French ste
'n-clad naFies. The British have four
n-elad vessels built, and are construct clio
: twelve others all constructed under sal
q vearq In nadfff.s,- A--a--4i4--s-r ~ no ] moi
'ge deckers are to be cut down and COM
ueted with revolving turrets. The
eReh have six iron-clad frigates aaoat the
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