New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-25
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DundeIbns .'''' N Ne~ No,t Nearly ready for &c O.
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rea,s' GreoDpoint Ready for se'
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M-rdntn.......... Double bow.....".Rtdlicok.
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O-o1a.............. uno oat..........W esierr.'s
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The Lackawana, Ticouderoga, and Mendoza hive
been recently launched, the former being at sea on
active service. Annexed 10 brief account 0! The
STATE Of eath vessel
TIE IRoN-tLADs.
THE DICTATOR.
This ia one Of NJ. Ericsson's great ocean steam
frisa;es. She is bnilding a, Deamateis Iron
Works, foo. Of TLirteenth street. Her ribs are I'LL
Get ur. Sic will have very fine lines; her counter
and run are very clear, aud give promise o. speed
A large force Of men are busy upoa her, aud the
sides. As we are restricted from publishing any
Important details Of this battery, our readers VIII
baye TO be saiIsiied with the following genel" l".
ticuieys TIE Dictator is to be $50 feet IN Ie1sth,
81 feet in Width and will have 90 feet depth OF hold
Her erglnes 10 have two uprghl cyHhHSrs "
100 inches diameter eGch, and Tour ieel t.Iose Vi
nislon The screw will he II feet inches III DAM
eer; pitch 81 feet. The boilers ore six in number,
three on each SIDE and are Of return tubular pat!
term She is expected to make ~ miles an hour
Her bow is as sharp rs needle.
TIE PURITAN.
This i. sister chip to the Dictator and is rs exact
n copS of her "a could be made. She is about as
far advanced as the latter but the immense amount
Of work to be done on her peciudes the possibility
Of her being ready Tor service before the latter part
of the present year. There IS considerable differ
ence visible between her and the other vessels, shs
being built on a somewhat separate plan, although
the chief principle involved in her construction is the
same that which brought forth Monitor No. l.
THE CoNANcHR.
This vessel resembles the first nine Monitors, save
that she is built in sections, and can be taken ara
for transmission TO California, for the protection
the coast OF which she has been especially designed
Her hull and machinery are ID a slate oil forward
ness, but as IL is matter OF importance 10 the heo
els TO know when she might he on the way, we can
DO. give full particulars of her exact condition.
THE oSoSDAGA.
Thia vessel is contracted for by Mr. Quintard o
TIE Morgan Iron Works, but is being built at tn
Continental Works, GTeenpOint. She in nearll
planked throughout, and will be ready for Launching
In few days. She is a modification OF the Ericsson
batteries being very buoyant and somewhat larger
She is Of the following dmenons: Length 20 feet,
beam, iS feet; depth OF hold, l3 feet. she will have
two turrets each, Il feet in Diameter and feet
high. She viii le moved hy one propeller and will
have two powerful engines each 80 inches IN DAM
eter Of cylinder and Is inches stroke Of piston. IL
che cabins only viii there be any wood work. The
thickness Of the iron armor on hull of this vessel
wall DO d: inchestlat OF the tnrfe 10 inches; cOm
posed OF two separate sheatings, one Of aud The
other Of uehes. This battery is TO draw II feet
water.
THE ROANOKE.
This mammoth harbor battery, low at tue foot o
Twelfth street, is at present entirely covered from
stem 10 stern with canvas awning that 81,
men employed are sheltered from the weather
There are to be three turrets, which are being pu
IN petition as fest as possible. Two Of them Zone
courses we'll on. The deck-plates are all laid
They are threefourths of IN inch thick placed one
upon the other 80 as 10 bresk joint where the edges
meet. The joints come very neatly together. a
email space being purposely left for expansion and
the natural working Of the ship. The plates are se-
cured BY couhtersunk belts to the deck beneath
The arior plates are all on, and very intelligent
workman assured us thai he would soon have the
outside Of the Roanoke completed. The boiler.
makers are busy In putting up the smoke-ppe
breeding on the stcamchilnuey Of the boilers, one
being common to ALL There will be heavy graf
ing over the hatch wt.ch surrounds the smoke pipe
where 1t issues from the deck, made OF wrought irop
one inch thick by seven inches Deep Projeeiilss
striking this would glance off without injury TO the
ship Were it not for this protection they might
damage the boilers. Below deck evidences
every side Of the immense strength Of the hull
far heavy tinibers 60. Affixed TO tho ceiling OF
1an dee are circles OF oak timber nearly II inches
square. There ere supported at regular intervals by
,tsnchions of the SAM dimensons. These circles
strengthen that part OF the man deck over which
the turrets are placed Each turret shan tests in an
immense cast iron step, provided with wrought
iron KEY and composition seat Tor the same Oh its
lower service; from the top Of this step run two
strong braces TO the lower part of the turret-.be
When the key 10 driven, the ways which the turret
revolves are relieved OF portion of the superincum-
bent weight. The engines which move the turret are
directly underneath it, they are d0uble.oscllstng,
and have bore OF 10 nei~- IN their cylinders and
sHoke o. II ..vnes on the piston. The nain engines
ore ii the trunk pattern, with cylinder 60 inches III
diameter and about 80 or ~ inch stroke Of pstons;
the trupks are as near as VIC can guess, about 90
inches in diameter. There are four Martins boilers,
also large donkey boiler for driving the auxiliary
engines, while the main boilers out Of service.
There arc four blowing engines which ven.
tilale the vessel thoroughly conduits being built
through the vessel which are Tapped at intervals
with branches leading to tie state.Tooms In the
latter are registers by which the inmates can ~ all
tmes purify the air. On every side we zee eyi.
dences OF strength and the bes, power OF resistance
that can be afforded by the thickness OF the armor
which IL employed. Although the Roanoke hiss the
Ericsson revolving turre her hall is the that
Of any ses.eoiDg vessel, with the exception Of the
ormor. There are guards 10 the vessel and seas
which may strike her can wash over without injury
except IN extraordinary cases. That portion OF the
Tudder-post which is usually exposed ia vessels IA
covered in the Roanoke BY q strong wrought.jron
hood, which also protects the screw from injury by
shot Recently an officer from one Of the English
gunboats called at the Novelty Works and requested
Permissi0n 10 Vlsa We battery He was very politely
10 h.