Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-30
What is Dong in Iron Clad Vessels

| Our Government is wisely strengthen
ing the navy in the class of vessels which
have recently proven to be the most eff
eient for war purposes. All our available
iron establishments are employed in build
| lug iron clad steamers of various kinds.
some after the fashion of the Monitor, all
of which will be completed by autumn,
giving US the most powerful iron-clad navy
yet constructed. Captain Ericsson has d
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 pat
tern. The whole six vessels are intended
for sea service, as well as harbor defence.
Three gunboats are being built at Green
wich, by Mr.. Rowland. They are 3l2 feet
long, with armor six inches thick. The
Whitney gunboat, being built at the Dry
Dock Iron Works is different from any
other. 1t is shaped like duck, is l56
feet long, and is entirely built of iron, hay-
ing no woodwork in her frames or Sides
The frame is ribs or rings of iron, growing
smaller toward the end the ribs three
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iron plates, to the thickness of seven inch
es, are laid upon these ribs. 1t will carry
two large turrets, and will be propelled
with four propeller engines. At the bow
there is a formidable iron ram, nine feet
long.
The other iron-clad vessels being con-
structed are one by Mr.. Colwell, at 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. F. Rowland, at Greenpoint. Three
sets of engines and boilers for these three
hulls are being built at the Delamater
Works, New York city. Two hulls com
plete, with engines, boilers and turret at
the Atlantic Works, East Boston, and
Loring & Co., South Boston.
Two hulls complete, with engines and
boilers, but without turret at Chester, Pa.
-Reamy & Sons. One hull complete,
with engines and boilers, but without tur-
ret at Wilmington, Del The U. S. steam
frigate Roanoke is being covered with ar
NOR and supplied with turrets at the
Brooklin Navy Yard. The Ironsides, at
this place, is nearly completed. The new
Monitors will cost 100000 each, which
is cheaper than the wooden vessels of the
same size. The Roanoke cost 100000
and $4,000 annually to keep her in re-
pair. .-..-..--... /
Each of the Monitor class of vessels will
be armed with guns able to hurl shot
weighing four hundred and twenty-five
pounds, which is nearly three times the
weight of the round shot fred from the
largest Armstrong guns yet made for the
British navy. 1t is stated that some of
hem will throw a shell of thousand
pounds weight In addition to these new
vessels, a number of iron-clad gunboats
for lake and river service are under way.
The Marine Railway and Dock Company,
are constructing two new gun
boats of oval deck and iron-clad. II is
to render them inyulnerable, all
sorts of military projectiles glancing from
the sides without producing any impress
sion. A number of others are in process |
of construction for use on the Mississippi. |
When these are all finished We need not
have any further apprehensions about the |
British and French iron-clad navies. The
British have four iron-clad vessels built. |
and are constructing twelve others, all
under two years. In addi-
ton to these, three large deckers are to be
cut down and constructed with revolving |
turrets: The French have six iron-clad
frigates ahoat and eleven building.-PHi-l
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