New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-14
THE NANTUCKET,
The Nantucket ID one Of thu erc;cs, -, !. n.

breadth OF beam, 4S fee depth Of hold 10 fee di,t,n
from storm TO extreme end Of smor ar Is feet Her do.
arc formed Of wood q feet s~id'sip tspens y fee. q
each end and this Ia covered with iron nehe. thick ,
Of lnch plhtes The urret which ia In the center =, -
vessel 81 feet In damtte feet high and II ipchs. ,,
The pothouse stands shove the turre and Il iee,p A.
esr feet inches high and inches thick The ,n,l
sack 10 In the Of the turret The mad. Of o,
Inches thick and this IL covered with two thiOins
hslneh iron. The Nantucket has two bulkhead and
Martins boilers which placed after Ii. s.
bunke and these intervene between the turrst mlch.~
and the engines The engines Of superior worknsp,b
aud they together with the condenser sssmpumps La a.
oupy tho after part Of tho boat The 10 IL feet Ia d.
eer and beyond this the rudder which q hung .ou,D
This Is Of wrought iron, and L. feet high.
The Commanders cabin 10 at the bow ofthe vessel M m
GERS cabin next and tho quarters Of the from thar. "a
the turret machinery ode Of which the stor.r.
water closet TO- and the other the galley Ga her tho f
Boston to New.York she msds excellent time her sp,,.
attaining 81 revolutions which gave u 10 miles an boon,
The ship was very baoyant and steady hardly PITCHING an
rolling slirhtly and easily. She sailed from Fsr.rs, Noo,
on - February, to join the feet Of Charleston IA
Her commander Capt FaiIfax. ia known q the b,v. n
Ger who was attached the San Jacnto whsa ov.b.u
the Trent He is native Of Virgins. but was srp,i...l
from North Carolina in August, 1884, he |, credited with
sbou. IT years duty He attached the cory,s
during her last cruise the African Static. ~
subsequently to the San Jacinto, and gunbost ,'
The Nshsn. was one Of the last vessels 10 srys sovn
Her officers r.
Commander Donald Fairfax Lieut Commanding and d.
equity. Officer L. A. B.sraes Acting assistant .yns.st
Master William II. Mares Acting Enhgna J. r. Ola
Colin g Starr Second A';i' + sDsn'sT w.ssi
J. K SGedley. . .. r| IA 81
THE wEEHAwKEN. ..r,
The Weehawken 10 one Of the nine one.turA
Monitors and built e. Jersey CITY. She In al respects
Ike the Psssse Nshsn and all ths other MOnios Of hes
class with single turret Her length lso feet Width ovss
smor 10 feet DEPTH II feet 10 isehos The keel Of The
bes. quality Of asnssron, Finch thick aud followed osa
inches deep and IL iaohesvide The dsckbesms are osk
10 By IL inches in the middle. but the vertical creunoo
10, Of IRON These PARTICULAR convey idea Of The
strength Of the vessels body Tho turst like all the Oths
aud 81 feet internal dimension and fee, high There
inches OF iron i 'front.' bat they II Onsnch plassa
Tho shape OF ship has been somewhat divsssd iron
in these vese The curves the bow and stern being ha
difficult Of plating sort Of shsps may uso the tern, h
been invented to strengthen the hull that tbs amor nag
be laid Tho only LoncAd In the world which preserves
her original shape Is the Roanoke ..fr
Tho engines Of the weehswken-two In number-hsvs
4onch cylinders and trsh stroke The house engines and
blowers are larger than those Of the Monitor THere are I've
Of Martins boisfs attached. The anchor 10 Of the nesa
modern stamp. and has four dukes
On the trial trip tho wssbswksn svsry light
steam applied the sngines The first half mile steamed
over sufced TO prove efficiency Of the engines 10 Al
those vessels have made short trial tp to test the working
OF things bat the only business 10 be done By them which
will In future involve any naval principle Ia the bssas
they about to eight,
Tn. Weeh.wL.n lea Fortress Monroe JAN 20 for Pea
Royal under command Of the gallant Capt Rodgers sad 20
tho p...sgs she encountered 9 violent storm Capsass
Rodgers describes graphically. Frequently she Wesd
be buried deep in tbs raging seas, sad II would ~sn
almost age 10 those board the Sodona the sssn~
which had her In tow before she would again emerge for
instant and again plunge finally. into the fssnas ws'
leaving the top Of her tarrs only visible buoy TO nsn
the spot where her ironasd hull with It's precious sIsa
Va, blowing under the wstera
The scene thrilling and the gsant iron-cisd -sas
her terrific plsngss and the cable frightened unt . W"
straight and rigid bar ofonthe hearts Of those on ths
sodons grow faint lest t should part and the Weehswtsa
DO lon alone IN tho bowling tempest and The Wild sea U
board the latter there nervousness but no fear and "a ~
eea.ing wstohulns None slept tia. night, may be
sumed They may be excused for this nervous feeling
the sensation created BY downward plunge Of the vess
which would seem terminate until Tho Iron bow bed
touched the bottom anything bat agreeable Bat 'hs
wssihered tho gale, and arrived OF Port Royal Ihur'dab
February 10. The commander Of the Wsehawken. Cape
Rodgers 10 called in the navy tho hshtins ROdsss" Bis
eonduo, under fro Fort Daus while in command OF tos
Gasua elected eonmsndations from the Secretary
Capt Rodgers, known In the Navy o. Fighting Joha
RODGERS" is native Of Maryland. but appointed from
the District Of Columbia he ranks few names below Capt
Dnytou bu. has done % year, service He asa
the Galsns a. For. Dsrius and thereby immosIsd him
self He was before the war. special duty at WashDgton
The weehsuken suffered serious damage to her machns5
In the gale she route Port Royal but vN
repaired She the best vessel Of the nine Monitors, end
was built In the shortest tine. Her officers are;
oom@Aa.s John RodssnI Lieut. com1s2Sins , 90.
Psym...er, : Pynchon Jargsnsi stephen Bewelss and
Jonn G. CsI fnginsesi Acting Chief j. n: Bailey A.
THE NAHANT.
The Nahant Is one Of the original nine Monitor
bstee, ordered by the Government which Mr. Eheesos
and associates contracted for In March last She con-
sirucsd south Boston by the weAuOwa snsinser H.
rl,on Lorng and finished two months than the
others eontracted for at the time Her machinery
not only substantial bat Of mechanical workmanship an
squalcd this any other country and Do
superior to all others yet built.
The Nahsnt 200 feet long 20 feet WIDE and II feet deep
Her sides formed OF wood 81 feet thick amdshPs tspsns
cash end Aod this covered with iron Ave inssss
thick iorrdsd Of nchthici plates The hss
armor plates make formidable both snds The sur'
In the center Of tho deck 81 feet In diameter es
high inchos thick formed Of nehshck boted IA.
gehsr aud this well other projections from the deck
Is entirely OF IRON The pohouss Is above the turret and
Is feet IN diameter feet inches high, and inches thick
The smoke stack Is in the Of the turret. aud feet
inches In diameter nsidsj feet high and inches thick
The deck covered with two thcknesses Of hainch iron
The Nshaut has water.tisht bukhssd She has two Of
Martins patent boilers which placed immedsey sss
the cos bunker The boilers covered with tsl.ins and
sheet iron.
On leaving Boston, her trial trip, steam was applied
her engine, various rsssures from Is pounds upward and
speed Of between and eight miles hour was sos
think aha make nine with