New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-14

Dimensions of eyinders.. 10 In. 80 IN. 20 M
Armament n..........'.'. IN :" ION 80 ,,,
IL viii De observed that the most important differ.
enccs between the power II the hrs, monitor and The
Icclmsch consist in the armor and armameni-the Of
fensye and defensive attributes Instead Of .. inches
We have inches II iron nnd Instead u one y and one
I5iuch guns the Tecumseh VIII have two 3inch guns
which however. Will be able to burn more powder than
the old ID .nch guns. IL gas impossible when add
ine more weight II arncr 10 the ship o. max" tue dTN
II water light N the monitor ~ thH' were even
desirable which Is matter not decided on One Of the
p,euarcf II tie Tccamsch j. this that she has spon
cons which tighten the fame 10 the vessel a- II were
IT, the original Monitor this sponsor was Ten out and
the that the ovcrhang was sad 70 have
been the u the oss If that celebrated tte vessel
Cant Ericsson does not bccve It 10 have been 81 hut IN
order Ia comply with the wishes Of mojoEy Of people
ai Washington and herr, be introduced IN. SPONSOR
which couut.raci- the influence OF The oyerh"nx IN
great measure. aud makes the vessel more compact
The machinery for working ihe guns IN the tnTct WIZ
be preserved. although the lJlncs guns Oi course
90 not rc4Gir. hall tie that the lnch did IL Is
worth remarkug ttat the English employ something
Ike fifteen or sixteen 20 Work an Armstrong gun
throwing q much lighter ball than our lJlncn gun,
,,llle wr can vofE the - inch gun with four men
owing 10 the splendid mechanical facilities IL the turre
Tho accident that happened Ia one oi The monitor,
during d. Points attack Charleston. which resulted
In tie temporary gripping II the iurfet cannot
happen to the rccunsch. bccaus" an immense band o
iron sry.ra inches thick perfectly solid and massive.
covers IN. whole external base of The iurrci rendering
absolutely mpcsslhe ur any shot or shell 20 pierce H.
his Ill insure the freedom ~ tie turTci. ro iar as rs
monitors has been subject Of great Interest and the
NAVY Department. well its officers. have given
great amount Of attention In the original monitor.
when the hatch closed down and the sp IA bnttic
trim the air very foul and IL difficult To
oAs In the Pashlc batch OF vessels the air much
better and indeed many thought that Il vas 40 good
as ii need b. Recently, however additional Improve
mcnis have been made Hn the ventilation ~ tie entire
ship j. nos as good that ~ 50 line of battle ship
with 81! her ports opcn The Invention which t'es tAis
advantage result is due 20 NJ stmcrs. The Wind
pipes fun underneath the dcck and branch OIL 70 The
0flc,rs's ward ruoMs. forcing continuous curent
of air through ho vessel fat II Is rendered cool and
comic Table Ia the warncsi climate The propeller Is
driven by tWo powerful engines. with cylinders oi hrty
inchc. diameter and twenty eight inch stroke of PTS
ton AID II viii be observed th, the speed of the Ie-
cufusch ~ IA tie natural course OF things De mGch
ruirr than that ~ the or gnal monitors ~ tie deE'
soas o her cylinders nearly ten inches greater than
thoss = the other ships, This j. one Of the most impor
requirements 0f an irOn clad vessel particularly 81
one prt-cnilug such an unusual bow 10 tho water The
Passaic and Monieuk class have not been able 10 maze
many knots was expected but r hoped that the
new batch al do better. Her service speed - ten
knots an hour scneary double the speed oi her sis
ter monitors. In still les, important matters there are
some points - difference IN keeping the anchor for In
stance an arrangement is nov made by which two
hole. placed each sltr Of tie bow, while IN the
other monitors u directly IN tie center Tho head
between decks Is also much greater Than ia the
other monitors The officers AID crew are on t' same
aur the former In the forward aud the latter IN the
after part OF the vessel, they number - men. The
berth deck contains sixteen state rooms ih fastening
the rivets substituted for bolts ~ The latter
give way and hy about vhcn struck 10y heavy pro"cues
in "a severe engagement. In the arrangement Of the
machinery fAc .ir and circulating pumps nnd TIE sur
face cond are independent Of the main engines,
and rlL us .r operated when the main engines are
siandine s... maintaining constant, Vacuum. and
being u keep Up the condensation oi steam instead
of blowing t of into the atmosphere which every naval
officer ai apprccias-beo use II has been on" oI the
most intocrahic uuisances of the introduction ~ steam
in tie navy that when orders given upon the deck
the honng OF the steam rendered them inaudihlc and
10 cod not hc -ilcnccd without danger of being blown
Lp Ihc following is list Of the class Ol vessels To
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