The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-03
Tn. New Iron CLAD .,e.mer c.,en.


The news that the Galena had received her
armament and gone to Fortress Monroe has
been known for several days, but not allowed to
be made public by those controlling the tele.
graph. As several newspapers in New York,
and elsewhere have given publicity to the fact,
we may venture to print the following descrip-
ton Of her from the New York Evening Post:
"a Some very important alterations in the plan
Of construction have been made, by which the
strength and power Of resistance will be rend.
cred much greater tlsn was at first deemed
practicable. The most important Of these al
terations are, FIRST, the extension of the heavy
iron mail over the bow and stern Of the boat, in.
stead Of common plates, according to the origi-
nal design; and second, the increase to three
aud quarter inches in thickness of the mail on
the upper wall or shot proof covering Of the
fighting deck which protects the batteries. This
covering slopes inward at an angle of forty five
degrees, and the sheeting was to have been bnt
two inches in thickness. The changes, tits be-
l;eved, will efectually protect the gunners, and
render the vessel impregnablc to ordinary pro-
jectiles. g',-a q t0AI 4 d.
The object which it was designed to secure in
the construction Of this vessel has hitherto
been deemed impossible of accomplishment, and
the project was, therefore, like the building Of
the Monitor, an experiment. The novel propo-
sition, and one that seems wholly inconsstent
with itself, was made by citizen of Boston
sbe we'll known naval architect, Samuel q. Pook
It vas substantially as follows: io8
That vessel could be built, two hundred feet
in length, thirty Elk feet breadth Of beam, and
of one thousand tons burthen-the size and de-
scripton Of var vessel Of the ordinary construc-
tion, which would require depth of water of
| about twelve feet--and yet the boat should be
strong enough 10 sustain shot proof covering,
have . draft Of water of but ten to twelve feet,
| and contain engines and machinery which would
| give her . speed of twelve knots per hour-in
short, that she would be entirely sesworthy, as
perfectly adapted to the purposes of cruising as
| the wooden wall" in common use, and, in addi.
tion, be impenetrable. sas
To accomplish these objects hull Of peculiar
model, designed TO effect greater displacement
of water than il ordinarily secured, was built,
and upon il four hundred tons Of armor have
been placed, with entirely successful results =
Experiments have been made with the machine
~ which justify the expectation that the speed
of the vessel viii be equal to what was original
| " suticipstsd-twelye miles per hour. y
| a : little distance the appearance of the Ga
lena j. smooth and regular, her curve lines and
rounded form dininishing her apparent size. 4
close inspection reveals the joints Of the longi
tudinsl plates with which she is covered, bu
not bolthsad y visible. This Is one OF th'
psculisritiss Of her mail, which is Of . new de
sigu. By means Of Aanges and tongues th'
beads of the bolts are entirely covered, and TIM
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