Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-07
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ooasists OF y lover ana Upper hull The |
sidee of ne fofta II inc liIint 81 an ansie
Of. ffty.0ne degfe e, thd o5hing % Apoiht |
at saeh end at On 6hgls 81 eighty degrees.
The lower hull Is iron-plsted, The upper |
ssetsn IS ave iSet blgh, viii perpe ndieu-
lSF Sides. aud Che same sharp ind u and Ia |
fctty-one feet and four inches VIDE, JJtt;: |
ling over Tie lover hull three feett, az
seven inches Oh each side. The sides cg
this upper section sre a littlo over thies
feet in thickness. First, there is an inner
Rnatt 81 inch plate iron, ana upon thif 3
seeiion OF white oak timber thifty inches
thick, and eoyered- With, on, amor six
inches thick. formed OF SIX 6he-inoh iron
PLATES lapped sud firmly riyetted together.
me deck ofst6p of ths battery Is even
With he TOP Of the hull, aud is covered
Wih Two thicknesse Oh inch plate iron,
fssiRhed 70 eight inch OAK plank and ten
inch oak timber, but twenty-slx inches
spsrE There Is no railing or other Oh
sIrnetion on the top o. the battery except
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diameter and nine feet high, and eight
inches thick, made Of plate iron. The
turrstt has two port holes, each two feet in
diameter, for two elsven inch oolumbiads,
and Is also pierced for muskstry. The tur-
ret i Of immense weight but made 70
rerolve BY machinery from below, so as
q bring the guns in any desired range
and 10 remove The ports from the enemy's
guns while loading. To support protect,
and give efficiency % this turret, is the
whole object Of the battery, although its
immense weight aud power would sink
any vessel with which it should come IN
contact. - a., ma -
The battery is steered irom the front the
Wheel house standing before the tnrret The
Wheel house is strongly built Of iron, and
can Be loWered into the hold Ike bale OF
dFy-goods. When lowered, the top, which
is bomb-proof, is level with and forms a part
Of the deck. The joints are water tight
The house viii be pierced for sharp-shoot-
erss caagrll
raThs ends of the upper vessel projecting
over the hall, fore and abst, seTIe as & pro
lection 70 the propeller, Tutder and anchor.
The propeller is, Of course, at the stern, and
thasQRiP0ss ruddsr behind hat, and they
are SO protected BY the upper vessel that they
cannot be struck bY q ball The anchor is
In frORt and Is short but very heavy. It is
hOisted by a chain running into the hold up
into q place fitted for it, outside Of the lower
hall, but within the impregnable walls Of
TIE upper hull. The entrance to the hold is
by small hatchWays, which when closed
form part Of the deck and are equally Sc
cure.
The interioro the battery presents nov
il snd ihtefestfng study. In the bow are
the cable and anchor chamber; next the cab
in and quarters Of officers and men, and
amid-ships the cook room, and overhead the
small engine which IS to furnish ventilation
and work the turrek EJust sbaft are the fur
naces, and in the stern the engine working
the propeller. The hunks for coal, wood and
ammunition, and the water tanks occupy
every conceivable Vacancy. The cabin Is
neatly but substantially fitted up, and shows
that It is meant for use more than pleasure.
Taken altogether, it would be impossible to
imagine more material, and that more sub
stantial and seryiceable, and ct the same
time more perfect, in smaller space, than
is embodied within this formidable engine Of
warfare
OF tle efficiency of the battery great hopes
are expressed. IL has no vulnerable point
save the port holes, which are exposed only.
foE about half a minute in firing. Its sharp
and massive iron Prov viii enable it 70
sink any ordinary vessel with perfect ease.
In case it is boarded no harm is done. The
only entrance is at the topOf the turret,
which cannot be easily scaled and even
then but one man at time can descend
There are no places in the deck where an
entrance can be forced; 50 the boarding par
ty may stand until the sea washes them off
or the sharp-shooters assist their departure.
Il is claimed that is can steam into any port
deliver is efectul broadsides, and retire in
safety. .s-z5 zs-
The battery is nOy about four feet above
water, and weighs !, 4OO, GOO pounds. With
the addition Of her Armament coal, water
and provisions for a thirty days cruise, she
will be but eighteen inches above water, and
her entire weight will be nine hundred tons.
Her two columbiads win carry round balls
weighing each one hundred and eighty-thre
pounds, or conical balls Of three hundred
and fifty pounds.