New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-03
Snyni Movements.

IMPORTANT WORK vt THE NAYY-YARD.
! Orders having been received by the Naval
Constructor OF the Brooklyn NayYard TO prepare the
wGys fIr three new fast soops-oi-war the preliminary
work has been for some time going Yesterday the
LAYING Of the koels Of two Of them completed, and
large number Of persons congregaied to witness the
ceremony These vessels viii b. larger than any OF The
wooden ships nov in the Navy Their magnitude may
be imagined from The fact that each Of them will be
80 feet loug-sonc feet longer than tie Niagara or the
Persia Their immense dimensions render il necessary
that they should be constructed in tie most roomy and
spaclons portions Of the yard One u them is to be
brf in Ne shin house aul the other In the open arr
their names are the Maitawaska and Kontoocook. The
third vessel has hot been put dOSn YET tc hh orees
relative 10 her not having been received.
Tho Navy Department has decided on giving ts.se
vessel. engine proporonaie 10 their great sia The
dimensions of their cylinders viii DC ~ cnst 10 lhch'r
some II them more thus giving them power greater
than that 81 any ship afoat now IN the Nay. Ihcii
boilers viii also be very large, aud nave severn
furnaces capable IL getting up an immense i"rce o
steam Tho armament Of the vessels VIII De place "l
the spar deck mad in the hfo..f.te manner. W. De
iieyo that the guns VIII be tie best OF DnLgfthr D
heir sizes not yet determined on. The, wa :"
oOuise TO- ships. having masis aud rigging Jus
the same ns al modern steamers LacA Nest' WI
carly about 80 sailors aud marines, exclusive 81 ON
cer- and their accommodations VIII be o the most III
proved character. The following parties have COZ
n
the twelve ysrs Of the class the Three nj ~
Rrooklyn Navy Yard: Novelty Iron Works, New
York: tina dO. Morgan d.. tpTliss do, Ifol idcnee
T. l. WoodTuns Beach do. IlrilUrdi Nh1lhF tni
do Ncwhurgh. Globe DO. Boston south fgoo.iyn do.
New y ork: HaslchuTst & GO. DO baltimore; Hoolc
Hunt do. Baltimore; Port Richmond do. Philadelphia
Gardner & Lake do Providence, *. /.
We understand tlat the Government las made u IN
cumbent upon The contractors ~ complete The work NJ
gwen tin, th.t no delay VIII b. experienced IL
having the ships ready Tor service whom The hu nri
completed. Al present we have n large number q
ships living az the whgrves, having been launched tLc
cnl hot being ready for them III. fact has neces
STATED the large elimination 10 the middle " Winter %
the number IL employees nj tr several naval stations
These new slips however viii no. sui.r from any auel
procrastinni!on. Their engine aud machinery are Z
be ready they gIc launched. The other "igh
last steamers ~ different clhfs nom these VIII sooi
be commenced al III The different sips ards; rnre %
thon are already the stoc.sihe WamlaI ang Idaho
AID Others Ey the time al these vessels added q
our Navy aHoni. We shall have rs large a fleet Of "A
swift steamers any country IN the world.
/ PREPARING THE NEW WAYS FOL. THE DICTATOR
| The work of preparing the new arrangement
by which the Dictator j. to be- launched has been
menccd and no inconvenience experienced IN getting
on her. The immense weight 81 the vessel. and he
great strength rendered matter Of great ense 10 d'
almost anything with her way. ON the 10Th oil th'
month IL il hoped that Iyihng VIII be ready 70 noa
her Off and there j. moi the least doubt II her beng
successfully launched Several machuist- working 81
the gines Of the vessel who struck for higher wages
BE- much behind. after AL Nearly al the work tha
cGn be done the stocks IS now going ahead in orde
that little delay possible may bo experienced II
tuing the ship for Tie builders % the ycs
sci are indcaiigabe In their endeayOrs 10 prepare he
/ for a successful launch.