The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-24
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ms vessel was laid dewn 10 lss2, and has eeeo seary
two years To- buildina. Unlike moss Of he osher hon
tors, which are Of Ssa, she buns ssssWy o. oAh En-
eept bcs 0scks which are o. whise pine, and see Of oer
knees y.hich are os AachEatach Hes Iengsh oesween
perpsy dcuIars IS 200 ssel; an, about 40 hor
mouked breadth or bonn Is 49, extreme crsad'n' ~;
sss outside of The plating, or ssmor, 81 foes; meas
pih, 70 fees; d yae doepess pGrs, 10 tees ~ Inch
she almost fns having only tffee inches dead rise al
half Aoor her ENDS below The are very sharp, with
ooncaye laes cut her outline deck nearly eyascai,
and well rounded at the extremes IDssoad ofeuwarks
sho hss Iron elauuchioua arcund her outline win guard
chans thai her upper Geek entirely cloan fero and
s escept mo larre.s Of which sho <Oslgret for two
her ssnokessack and steam pipes.
Tee asgse between her and sidege nIed 10, 90
Aas ne may pass on without injury 70 her uppsr
wo'ss,snd she 10 eoppered up to herArnor. In these
tworrpecs she b decidedly superior 70 tho iron Mon
lors She win be moro soaworshy, And her bottom win
beoan while her copper lasts For cubic capacity is
1855 tone but measured 90 SINGLE decked merchant
vessel she b Gully a6l SsS tons, and her estimated
DISPLACEMENT when ready for twelve feet witch
VIC leave only about feet q her sides exposed acoTe
The whole depth, or OouAag cs her keel is only ten
ohss leaving but three inches below the gar
ooArds. The keeson sided eighteen inches amid
ships and fifteen inches =. sss ends and moulded thirty
together, and solid up 70 the second fottock
heads caulkcd inside and <yside so that her entire
Her top tmbsrs At aunwao moulded eight inches
and sided her ends almort solid 10 the angles sc
much 50, that We cannot conceive no" they could oe
She has fve keelsons, sn OF oak. boed through with
ssps The armor which, q course s Oolted With iron
from the ARSE futtocks she gnnwaes she 10 daeonay
inch thick BY four inches wide about four and one
half feet apart Over each Joint Of her frames there
ALL the rest OF ceiling six inches thick, also
oak, square Tho height OF between decks
ons.haN feet. The lover deck beams are about foul
feet apart, sided twelve and moulded ten inches, and
CENTRE sided thirteen inches and moulded
ten inches, and arc oil OF oak and well secured via
hanging and lodging ksees The supports for Der turfs
The lower deck plantng 10 three inches thck The Up
Of ron each pa,e o. an uc
thick twelve feet eight inches long, BY three feet vide
aoa g S n no S DC s~o
The turrets shipped Her outside plankng s OF whit
me sn ss S ss Inc
Tho backing for the Grmor twelve inches thick OF oak
o,lted through all and is covered with Ave onenol
overs the joints Of that under IT, The combined thick
ness or her iron armor Is five inchee and il show
broadside surface OF two feet deep, three OF which
already stated Will DC under water when she ia n action
The workmanship OF her is very neat aud yer.
strong Her whole thickness the wake Of the
three feet inch. These details sufficient 10 Civ,
some idea OF the strength OF her hull
| Her internal accommodations are vol designed The
quarters for the orw and here her cables
also worked. Ihs chains pass over the bow through
hawse pipes TO the oapetan which Is also below thai
her anchors be purchased without exposing the
~ time OF action. She has also magazine shell
and shot lockers forward The after part OF the deck
Contains the captains clbn, the ward roon gun
staterooms for the officers and has also magazine
shell room, &C. The engine room s enclosed between
waite II hit bukheate but there which lead
water sions, stores, &c. She has composition
propeliers, each side OF the rudder with blades
TO each they are ten feet six inches in diameter with
shafts OF nine inches In diameter. In this respect she Is
also superior II the first Monitors which have only
propeller. Not only Ia she stronger aft, and her
tive power and rndder less exposed but she can be
turned her centre which is often very desirable
IN vessel Of war; She has two engines 10 each prope
Ter, with cylinders Of thirytwo inches diameter and
twenty-five inches stroke Her estimated speed ia about
six knots as fast AZ che could with safety be propelled
to keep above water FOR though she is sharp below
would bury. She has ALEC engines turrst,
two blower engines nnd two donkey enRines-twove in
| all; four boilers, with sixteen furnaces
Her turrets will be ninety feet apart from centre tc
centre they are Of iron eleven inches Thick composed
OF one-inch plates; twenty feet diameter
| each.
is but simple uetoe say that she has been built
In the best style Of workmanship, and such reflects
geat credit on Mr. HaDseom the naval constructor Of
| the yard, and Mr.. spre2Ne, the master shpwright.
The Monadnock is csmed after mountain in Chester,
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