Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-22

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= ey6sesdsEsasksAs lpg iron plated
boo pisk var Ship| Of. fgs sire built
M q 8 GovussGIsot pf1Ss Gsited States
u ylau1es6 q Phil slphia, and christ
end the New 1fossydes, ~ Com. Stew.
srt, the galIast head Of our navy. who
commanded ~ Old 1ros6Sdes, aud who
has been 10 the service since March 3,
l7oS-a period Of a. yesss. Az he's
bees. seleerephed from Washisgtop,
Lieut.. Wordes, Of Aooitor fame, 10 70
commasd the new chip, which W. con-
trscted Tor on the 18th Of October last,
to b completed By the l6th. Of Jnly
oext. She viii doubtless 30 ready Tor
sec bsfoss thsf time. As The Nv Iron-
sides dihers greatly in character and
construction from the Mop,tor ard
Galens, description Of her caopot fail
to be interesting. Sbe 10 $40 feet long,
So feet inches wide. and Is deep, b.
ing $3.50 tons. and having berth, Run
aslsapsr deck, the latter being shot
proof. Her frsmes are II vbits ell,
filed in cold and caulked, and the aver
age thickness OF her sides 10 20 inches.
The iron platiog nnences 4ss poist
four feet below the ~ater line, AID O..
tends TO her spar deck. The lower
course 10 inches; oil the rest 10 II in
Chez thick. All the plates are Is feet
! long, the width varying from 70 to 80
inches; each plate 10 fastened to the
vessel by FL }-inoh screw bolts, % in
ches long, which secure the several
thickne,ses Of timber to the plates, thus
tying oil together.
The machinery consists Of two hori.
zontal, direct action steam engines, With
cylinders Of so iocbe. diameter and 80
inches stroke, intended to make Is rev.
olu, 'ons per minute, end drive . brass
four bladed propeller Of Is feet diameter
and 16 feet pitch. The boilers are four
in number horizontal tubular,) each II
feet front, IL feet deep aud II Iest high,
# collective force Of 1900 horses.
The armament will consist Of sixteen
ll.inch D.hlgren guns on the gon deck,
and two 20O-pouod Parrot guns on the
spar deck. The port holes will be closed
by iron shutters Eve inches thick,
worked from the outside. Az this 10 .
Sea going s,eamer, intended to sail a.
vel xsisteam, she will have three mast.
and be bark rugged, her topmasts and
yards being 20 arranged that in action they
are lowered, and leave simply the thre,
lower mssts in view. When 10 actio.
oil the men on board ore projected from
shot or shell, and are below the spa
deck; the commander only 10 above thai
deck, and he occupies . shot proof iror
look out, which rises above the spa
deck, and from which be can see al
surrounding objects, and BY signals com
muoicate with bis oficers below.
The sood used in the construction o
the vessel is principally oak, cus j,
Pennsylvania and along the borders 0
the Delaware. The plates are connect
ed by tongues Of iron, fitting iot'
grooves. Tho heavy plates weigl
about e,24s pounds. The beads Of To-
bolts holding the plates ere coun tersunt
aud = smooth surface will always b.
presented to the balls Of the enemy. ]
is believed that her powers Of resist
auce will enable her to go atongside q
} any vessel or fort with immunity, Will
> from her large sixe she can carry . CHI
I 6cieot force to capture any vessel Sd
,, may disable. .sl7, ea4se ~
Il Unlike the Monitor and Galena, shi
vessel can carry large crew, snfficien,
II 80 to board and capture any vesse
1mpenetsab,e to shot and shell, she vi
seek close action and by means Of her iro
prov sink, or By her heavy guns car
ture, her opponent. Her light draft {
sixteen teet-wiIl enable her {
, enter all our Southern harburs.