New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-23
Ub,,s BpilTin1. Condition.


Number J........... New wiork.......Preparing keel
number Yors. Preparing keel
Number s........ .Por,smou,h " H...Preparins keel
Snnher 7........ .Porlsmouth ~ H...Preparing keel.
Number .Phadrpi, Preparing keel
Number TO- Phadep Preparing teeL
Number II Boston Preparing keel
Number Boston. Keel
Number Prepafns keel
/ We append many II the particulars OF these yes
sells be obtained at present. The Idaho has al
1 ready been fully described.
1 THE w,MBASoGUH.
The keel ~ this vessel laid two or three weeks
since and In order 20 give the contractor inl scope
for the vessel blocks are laid some - fet outside oi IN.
ship house within few feet indeed Of the Maynard
pump The length ofthe Wambanogue Is to Do on deck
w feet all. She Is longer than any vessel ever
constructed for the Navy Her breadth Is M proportion
and her depth of hold something about - feet She viii
be very sharp her lines being formed In the most ar
ts,ic manner Her hull will be made of The best white
oak but TIE builder has liberty 10 Introduce whatever
descriptions Of timber or Improvements be ma! thiIk
advisable Tho machinery Il the Wambanogue VIII be
II the most powerful character II ain be- bnit a. one
u our first class machine shops and VIII probably D"
cofrpctei when the ship T. launched. Mr.. Leniha N"
chief the Bureau 4 Construction is said to have de
icrmiued giving The Wamblnoguc engines NJ power
! lgl az Mr. Dclano wishes.
TIE ANNoyoosUc.
This now sloopofvar viii be- the largest vessel 81
her class ever built tsc navy. and VIII prov. hoth
formidable and fasf. II'r Dimensions are ~ follows;
Length over a. $50 feet length between peIp,ndIcn'
lar. g6 fcci beam extremes 81 feet and depth Ia spar
deck - fci iOi inches II viii take about sN month
1
| with machinery She vii measure 1000 tun- burden
end draw aau, l54 feet water. Ste wl be- h" shgrpo-t
,..sel ever built hy the Government being dc-gn'd
entirely for speed AMI VII BE- wy hight Her 'pe,l.
IN is computed v reach sixteen knots an hour under
steam ione Her armament vii conrrise seven enrs.
VIZ three .rlnunicTs hld four hr'hisd' guns "'
neh borr Sir viii cIrrv two engines whose - lin
ders viii h. 100 nchcs In diameter and tie dameiers
4 the propeors 10 feet The engine .r' feafcd -
iali ihe proPi'ef VIII ,,,o. Ia, ogep'' IL 'i''l
Tii. vessel ha, been contracted or by Mr. Craup of
pAliade yl'a g. builder oi tie Nen I"ns.des ~ho has
al.n ~il iu ~ days received another contract 3"
huA tn ron clad ram To description - the fnst SOS
aci Del is ildug ~ ha'" hot been able I" "n,aih A.
W, 81. .Ae D.. De-, been flr advanced Sh' ~iu ho@
,er le a. HTs' probably a. no "'mhan"su' oF ia'N'
/ although VI eogf.e on % different rlFu.
uir aIHEE SIMS.
Tie ". IL frlm Slmbcr O. o. constitute beet -
build ullcl orders have jet been received a the Navy
Y.rt. Tb., have not lfrl pat nn The stocks however
=. re, ,he ksrl hn. only D iig laid. II s consequently
mpoahlc iodoscrnr them from tie material Al oar dis
ar 30 r., long ~ of thc-c ship, can DO
constructe forsr MONTH. aui i douhll whether hc
msolncry b. ready ar th'm 'hen ,he ilon-olad'
having lmo., aonopossi all iho ,Yafc tine al he dis
/ .osal % engine contractor ~ Tho county.
In order "a give az idea of the amonnt of ma
hs Srty Department tho different iounder.os IN the
vni.d state l. only ncccssarY 90 append tho follow
,.hle ~ ncW steamers. none Il which have yet done
aly service and nearly all of which arc waiting foT
ihciE engines
o"s. c.aidea. Rr"
H
Is .li soa ID. ne.ry p...... 1hifi
u -, Preparing g. sy soel' second
sssy' i.ri ia rsl,.., eli ,al 60 BE- ssi. .ssceal
ban lfeu .l'..... h'sl' Az ..'.'.'..'fi'i
...............Ai mot hnishsi ........Ihifi
ssoa s hr'aad...........soconi
rs tale dos, d., inclulc any o' the Western roa.
claas cIcspi tlosc h-t on The Ercasn plan nor sos
cral tcs.~'. built at'r tho pans ~ fdlyldnal cone
.rariof. hg, i s complete enough 20 show ilc amount
u work ouf machnsis have 90 hand ors with private
business. and shoald Ia menseTc iaeh lhc pubic The
tf.cli'y ~ do.'g % much work With grrai rapidny
Tilg 4. :. sTEAMfR lDAuo-sPfHD IN VESSELS
n oF WAR
The L. :. steamer Idaho j. being constructed
ly Nr Hour. Sie"is at DE- yard IN GrecnpoitL Her
ch.sf rhara'sr'flc j. ,neci Her general dimensions
are ~ fdues length 40 frct. Width q c't. and depth
oi ioi g f.ft iisf capacity b about Jp tuns bur
f-n. Tho modc 81 the ldaho b. uarros. running ont
lol hF~ail and A. 'cl saarp and n'. anl.c iaAt 81
ilo lannon's Siftfl huihy tc lrmcn'"d HcoFsc steers
~ a,c..el drslenod a. cary r.. .' a, merchant
llan t4e u"i, sciy on ~ "la' sno tlc rc'cfsc
fhc with IT, ilthu he model j. 80 fAn!uessly
rounh.f that .trIght edge could not rrst upon any
pert ~ tlc eIrna surface - the vessel Shc 10 strolg
N pot together as a bridge nnd q 'russ frame ="
tefls tl. whole rurh 4 u" vessel Whom aroat. her
-ldes ID prcscnt surface ~ fr't ahos" re water line
sNlns Aef rather bong aud f"Aah app'niancr. N.
u ul bc trlt b40ynnt unl vii ,'ittni o. hn "fc''h,
.0.-oif HE fasfcr she is propelled 'hc higher VIII
her bows he forced up ron ih' water.
The cabin aud ward runms viii be- hi,d up according
rnoly TO- vessel of ier clss owing great measure
b. Tie comparatively small space the engines occupy
The cabin II % ie ung - fret vide and .. ie't high
d. Nard room Is .h irr. long =, Hli,lou. ani h'c'!
hiied mp The ventilation of tie vessel vii b" accom-
pl,hed according to the br.t mcthodl> means Of two
LuRsrs df.yan hg engines With air tubrs c0mmuncat
ng with tho ward and other piris "f The vessel
/ r. magazines are placed one forward and the
oth,r ar. Tho gun dcci u u inches tmck' oi
,ooy pine. tAs frames ~ tie decks white and live
oak There three decks o! feet between tcin-tho
sun deck tho brih dock and 90. orlop deck. The ba
terry the gun deck the berth deck ~ occupied by
tho sailors. whore hammocks swung on each side II
the whole lfugih u thc craf sufficient "a accomOdato
tho mn complement q mon. N'ich viii be 80 souls
udor cauynds alone she could tuar the palm over any
other ,cssc of hog caas thU fDis On the ocean Sho
vii cary 10 cor feet ~ can' 49, nid this VII make her
| 90 In good breeze ~ knots ap hour
| She will hr rkTgsod. ihc lnrast and foremast
~ feet high and tie ml14uulef -p feet high tho
topmast and tnpguintmlsi tl W ono. The fore and
main Yards are - feet There VIII ic no yards on the
niUenmaft. being bark riggcd. she VIII have The im'
h.ny consstin, VI II hoadsii" uns. tho ports being
situated regular mt'rsala along tio whole length of
the vessel their CALLER rs inches. Parrotts design
She viii Iho carry one O FOUNDER yum Forward ANA one
AT Tho euriir pr tla splendid vessel are being con
-iruccd NJ the ho gan Iron Works. IN this city. and
, viii be completed ~ about a months. ey arc oi
peculiar oontru, ton direct acting, and hnYca greater
speed of piston than was ever Thought could b. obtained
| the piston travelling II 0J feet minute. An i'm
porlnt objection among naval people for tie consruo
iiOn 81 vessels ia which nlmubt everything is sacrificed
for speed Ii The c, that Their engines being power
f and large. take mp an immense amount o room IN
the ship In The Idaho this objection ~ removed ns tho
engines tako less than Ia usual ia vessels of her
cllfs and weigh only 40 tlus. On the other hand.
Goycrnmcnt has ordered engines for the Wnmbinogno
ard nnn,r vessel whose chief chnrLctoIiste viii bo
| speed whose engines viii weigh l,2uJ tuns.
Tie cylinders Of the Idnlo viii les four In number.
each ~ Inches In diameter nnd feet stroke ~ piston
The Dimensions 81 the cylinders ~ the iron clad Puritan
viii De- l0O inches ia diameter and indicative II the
rxpectd speed II thnt vessel The Idaho it will be-
secD. suipassc. hat amount Another new feature IA