The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-25

drsd and sixty tons.
Tho Scotia built by Messrs. Robert Napier and
Sons. Of Glasgow, At their works at Govan. the Clyde
by order Of Messrs Burns Glasgow for the
the British and North American Mail Steamship Com
pany She was completed in 1861, and launched on
Tuesday, the 25th Of June.
The Scotia iron paddle ship like the Persia tho
only iron vessel propelled by paddles heretofore in the
Cunard transatlantic trade. Her dimensions are a.
follows
Lsng,h of keel and forcrako. ..........ss 500 feet
Longtn over ALL. 400 feet
Breadth Of beam...... AN feet
Tonnage, builders, measurement o5o tons
The Scotia is propelled by engines Of about 900 horse
power although Of course advantage taken OF favor
able winds to make Of the sail she carries There
two 1oo-inch cylinders, with twelve feet stroke
There also malleabc iron side levers Of beaut
full Workmanship. Indeed her machinery is OF the
imposing character The steam for driving the ponder
engines is generated in tubular boilers fred by
thirty furnaces The improvements for
the saving fuel have been introduced such as steam
chests with super heating apparatus, refrigeratos
Gigantic is the Scotia 1t will be that the lines
of beauty have been so well worked in the prepa
Of her model that her appearance is graceful light
Yet this mighty fabric is made up Of pieces Of
ponderous metal welded jonied and riyeed into each
other The keel consists Of bars iron about
thr,yfv feet in length each joined together by long
scarfs and is, whole fourteen inches deep by four
inches thick. The framing is constructed in at
peculiar and securing the greatest possible
Of strength. Amidships tho framing is Of Plates four
angle IRON running up to the gunwae and towards the
stem and there angle irons in the usual way
Tho framing Of the ship is very heavy The space be-
each frame il twentyons inches the frames
RIBS themselves vary from ten to inches in
DEPTH with double angle irons at outer and cdges
The is constructed in a once peculiar and
aording greatest strength this important part OF
the ship. The framing OF tho how placed dagonally
the effect Of which is that in tho case or collision with
other ships with rocks icebergs, the strain would
fall upon the very strongest material within the sruc
In addition TO the kcesons and Orders of the usual
firm kecSons and Orders OF novel form have boen in
troduced in order to give the ship strength ship,
any circumstances must be OF much strength 10
Scotia have gone further this and have put back
bones and ribs into the vessel TO give her extra
strength.
$500 tons, and when the hull finished Its weight
was z, 800 tons. When the engines board tho
weight OF the immense $50 tons at which time
she draws twenty feet Of The engines arc
sy3 horse power The Scotia is rugged only lightly with
three masts Each mast is thirty inches diameter.
The Scotia il not clnker built the plates OF the ship
being laid alternately, that adds strength the
her. and they form whole Of great eompacIness and
soiidty. The keel plates and
ZACH in thickness at the bottom the ship the plates
Of inch: from this section to
loadwater they seveno ghths OF inch and above
this q. cy inch In thickness.
The scotia has seven water-tight compartments The
goods slowed in two Of these divisions, seventy
feet each in length twenty in breadth and twenty in
Insight these goods Stores or rather anks are placed
line OF the ship and capable receiving
1,5o0 ions Of measurement goods These chambers
perfectly water tight; and IN the Of acci
dent TO the hull thee tanks would Of them.
selves float the ship, the vessel being so con-
under the goods chambers that II the outer were
beaten ia or injured the nnor would In all likelihood
protect the cargo dry aud intact These goods are
cate ed by three ia ht tanks from the upper deck
On idc o those tanks arc the coal cellars bunk
es capable OF CO tanning 800 tons of ceas The liner
will have side ever engines with two cylinders OF 100
cues dias,er each and Twelve feet Of piston
Tie padd assure forty feet eight inches in diameter
over the rings she is bItt six water. bn
conyart hts that # part Of the vessel be in
Urci the conneC could easily be cot on between il
an tie other blEheas. She carries ton small boats
four Of which ueoUats, and all fitted with Cl.
| lOri 3 patent low eriAg apparatus.
Inc SEQ IA mas ac5 mnlslens Of the frsl class for
about 800 passengers. e. insure whose comfort In cross
| Ing the Atlantic has been looked to with The
he deck ioTmig tho poop, and both the
sors and main saloons are pleasant and commodious
apartments, well ign ell and ventilated and heated with
They beautifully finished, the uphostcrers,
| the printer ana giders arts having been skfdlly
aad successfully exertel ia their decoration In fne
weather the poop affords endd promo ado roken
fr 100 Yards and each side OF It., the deck slr
rieut stas us been crI for several persons TO walk
abreast. On the deck aso nearly all the officers the
sap havo thcig berths-snug itto rooms with cnty
4 o. ll.ht and air. There also deck the
feet, smoking room, oe nogses butchery, bakery,
COW houses, &c. Between decks all passengers
two roomy borths, and the height dock
W deck between nine and ten there is plenty OF
space. They also well lighted md cd up with be-
coming TASTE quite In keeping with the othor parts OF
the nobe vessel. There gehticmenis and ladies'
cabins between tho fore and aft betths, which arc in
fac hsndsome awning night the bertns are
wsi lighted IT, In other first class moden steamers
the light sof beyond the reach OF tho passenger
who caunot, either tho4shisssy wirully, harm
L a.4a pUer has IN lv Ynaa cafnr
Nor has the comfort OF tne seamen been neglected.
Tho ofcsastlc is roomy and lo ~ with forty
Defhs in tiers OF three ad heated by stove which rs
Wy licked up that nothing but heat proceed
Tho Scotia, AZ We have stated was launched on the
25th Of June 1851. The operation conducted by
sns and effective plan and, although the day was not
very favorable the Witnessed by thousands OF
persons In the morning of that day there attach
ed TO the bow Of the Scotia two cham ,bes which
tret he'd across the river, aud W anchors
weighing ivs zach, d my Ixsi into tie ground On
| the north side The cham cable two and half
nches Ia diameter and were ecn ca ablo Of resisting
slfals 100 tons. There was NO checking gear the
south side of the The inclined plane or sliding
| ulalk along which the iel was to glide into
| the water, was constructed IN the us al manner,
as were also the framing tie ilgetocas aad dogshore
ON deck noatcd the union JACK, tho stars aud Stripes
thc knots Ut stationed at various parts tho
yesse knocked away the bise jloks when tho vessel
sank wn ION her weight, rekting the Two art
| Nci Secs, muveabse base, which slides eng the
surface Of he fxed inclined plane Between Lo IN vabo
oise and the imrn vaoic Inclined plane was the usual
compoeitpn Vi taow and black soap, 70 tlc.nt~te and
smooth her descent into tho water. hero ouly at
this Ut he 10 e gshore with 20 nsoud fastened
70 Ito imAovaae blame aad it3 other secured the
m yabe Iase, 10 ia bak the enormous ri NC are,
yshing as IL did 800 tons nd Prev ut ta Yea oi
| from rushing down Ilto the wltsr
| Tho ship iuan named tho Scotia, by Kiss
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