New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-28
Naval.
ORR ocfAN moN.cLADs--LAUScH OF TrE GEh r.
TllGATF DICTATOR.


rMGATF DICTATOR.
For months ne public hes been Iooain-
forward 60 tte launch ofthc great ocean i-onchd Dc
f,for The fret attempt % iuucl her c.no, % moniu
reo f.,d tho second attempt has succeeded, ara she
now loats proudly uron tie water. Maintaining
the fact that uo tickets were issued and that adl. son
WI. confined a. iew na, ! oihcers and tl' r. sen
tatyes ~ the rrc-- tgp.ccncs Of tie vast slp1'p''
In which the vessel was built were on Saturday cI' IL
Cd TO excess. Tie launch was 20 take place 90 tn
O'Clock but long before ai lour. Ihhtcolih 'reet ls
fir - ,fn.f a,-rn, was tii.kiy studded s'Ii F''tr
.,.,iir tle- 40. 90 tlo flytr. lie u'itNf t''. F4
4.nt,i ID very animated apleli ihce. h"-Nl', u.s. Vs
h,t. rii.d to aud ifo dl Aled TlIh p,f'.D'' H' -
decks meI. anii.c Ne' ies A.'l ''y ,, -i
Ell witt .ufctHteY8. The steamer f.ls' ""s ----,'f
crrmmld aii.. p,ople. VINO ,houied and cleeg,d ~
hours before tie ceremony 'orspicroUs among u' w
.rrif, Vas .pf Ericsson WHO for The lrs- tue. Ws
beli.te wifu, ,od thc launch Of one 81 DIS ssc We
also noticed th, sst7nt Secondary 81 ore ea1y ttoN'
I Com. >forer. Admiral hlceoy 'h'el-i.nA ih' -
Sinners liolic .ld liNiol. as Honor .Dyor 0rntler,
Capt Mordsn atd nltt oiAer. ihe F'ss'l n.A
launched quito unexpectedly % gl-fAilnI ioia her
r4ye whom tio Voiturn iHd hu',-td away tA' bocAs
tIaIiln-lta.to. Der fem. iAi. crcpgDdat9 o'doc1,
and tir. Gi-0oj, elo h'd h,on o'pttd 10 e.li.ien
h.r not larg present. WolaIl 60, ,o tl' M enc ct
p.no smashed 20 u,s,, Bee boss, u4 hhiieu - lie
Dic.ntor" rhe constructors mI.1n- d ilc l'anci .
DESCRIPTION o. TaE yEssrL.
1tl4Nir h,.r frequently stated tlat Do Mt'lo' D,
.n ocean uol.eid e." iup et-on prevails iA"t = ~
scmhta tle NrW-ir'utIl3 and o'h,, vessel hnhi iof
tan gutr oi eaIng to att i's ie NO. so. IA1 Ihc-
t.tnl bis oH' tf f'. p.r.uhn.nail of such
sf We oIe in c hahil ~ looking ot b. our ofl"rr
SO 'aa roA' oi ihc toll bul"etks ho nasif 30 -
b .. al5'HE on dt,s--uot.lnH iu fuCl tat books i
ordinary snip. a loap.mIa,d Liai ,oDi1 aluQ-t .
bands into tie - .l'l ifom DO. deoh
I'll HVLL.
Tie Dimensions ot tbo lall oi tle We ID .re ss ~
love: r,tr,rc length 0y.r ~ ali feet; tie uft oye
hong being 81 feet and forward oycIhang l3i J. loa,es
~'w'l ,r'" -n pril",G.eli9ifi 'Msc~s hfeaitl ''s
te Noutar, reg fe now n course of cor true. ou fho
Dictator i almost c''n.kc'. ron--hor frames beams,
g.. being of t'rt w,,el person booking ~ icr in
tle T' can form uo idea q. .er appearance hen ,hc
is com, o,'y ont oi water. n an ordinary ship "'r
hfiod up and M inren" shelf ol Al f' - ifo pae-l
oB q" top II Ter D.eS, vt ntlhs i'r s,'r
f,ur f, ON each .dc sho Ynud resemble Che pciai'r
I,or, frauc euf he'n j. fastened ia tlc most so.re
,,f and 49, i, ve the bolts were all pat IN red bot
to T.. udet them rhi,ontiy urht. The frames ar0 PIT
ton,L,r in Tho SAME meraer as those NJ ihe MonfntA
and passaic but they arc much more Formidable, souc
plrts of them bing double. Tic aAin O.. ttc
| hip that is the covering of tho frames-s oi
wood PIT in slabs lengthwi>f, each Icing
aloat ~ inches square These wooden s''ls are ns
cned thc iron ne WITH screw Dots, Nitch lQYe 20
nuts thus rendering il ir os illa fcr ary suc occur.
renee tafc place - t1t by which the mcr'ed talt.
Roger lost r. life. This wooden II IN Is les t.n
feet inches in thickness. The magnit lde g Us sT
flc. only he understood when we STAT, taa' The
hill of ordinary Europcanstcemcr does fof mCasuC
inoc than 10 10 - inches Ia theanessi 30 tlal without
the outside armor az all tie hull of he Dictator 4 h,
/, twice as thick ns that of tho Persia. Eoth forward
and aft there are inserted In these wooden slabs i'm
mems, blocks iron, to make them stl mora formidable
and powerful The length OF tlo hg in tie this
ye-sel is the entire length Of the ship man
stand the extreme end Of the bow and Stern Taking
i1o eccont tns usnr, -o,e u the sea- the Dietrtc
could not bc seen four mites OH.
THE ARM0R.
The aImor Of the original Monitor consisted OF 4,
inches OF iron, laid on N single plates, each one inch
thick That OF tho Warrior consisted Of Il inches OF
iron laid In solid slab like own ironcsd rigae
Roanoke. The French fgate La Golro had also AZ in,
vi iron laid on in solid slab. Now the Dictator has
her sides above "A inches of iron and five inches OF
this IL In one solid bean somewhat like tho Warrior
the La Giore and the Roanoke except that the plates
the latter wero in very large slabs while those oi the
Dictate a'S IN tqps I'. hy tlyc. ireLes Over these