The New York herald., 1864-08-28
The Iron-C ads OF Russia.
LAUNCH AND DESCRIPTION OF TWO IRoN-CLAp TUE.
RtTfED WAR VESSELS
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some ,iue ago il v,s reported in the TIM, that
Nessrs ,nsric. Mitchell Co. iron shipbuiders OF New.
c4ste he'd been commissrncd by tue Russian govern
mcnl 10 ada 4 = The existing dncky ars In ST Pete
burg 10 the purpose Of building Iron aror plated vessels
Of all ~ had already been done BY
ernmept ut chslbam Al IN heavy machines required
for the ,aror oierstlors ~ iron shirbuildng
ai,ergard, a. q ss uDder ucsss Michcs supervision in
RrssR the ccmrleion ~ these cfections ,his Eng
lsh Arm entered nio 2 coasisr, with the i;usiar gov
4 dorSyGrd ana ihtAeerce has lust reached
he Tyne thst the 1rsi iva shi,s have been safely
isess@' ~. sse,sis.Si siu.-.s~- NV" '0''ro''
me No trcp Meays tIccn me Noi). the larger Of tho
two ron clds ust auurhcd. two hundred and thirty
ie.i osg niy three eet broad and twenty seven fee.
deep. she covered gom STAN 10 storn ~ith srrnor
fve and half hchss tnlrG Al the vaer line and fur
half inches fne remaining surface OF the sGes,
on backing Of teak t~s,e nchus IN in,cxness Tho s.
mament viii consist o. tsoaiy iva. huharsd pounaer
rined steel sns Inc mscnIery SO, four hundred and
engine r working large pnmgs aud drivnr ian blast
% ven,A,e an psrs sfiss vs.rl Tsdraagh, y ws,er
ss s,S s' a.T 0s q .ss Rssa Ss ss n
isnnchins dra nins feet n'ss inchss the entire
sls,,s !, N. how and ,ss ss1s Ser,esr ~ 49, s,srr
which was uhoven, dolrsnie v NJ AFTER IT. srS>sl
should te sy.sL Aue t.rs. similar % .hs sus bu,'
:" !. eTssad a se foor "a asn sss .so. rs I pro
vned w,ih sIec'f,e. Asa,a.s Y ,ssysy zoo c,,.,c, -,
s..ISssD' .:s@sss 4 1 1sS ~ sn,s W ~ss s. i y,
csas, deicncs and ier ~ry,ss .hs sasic sae vii pe
CDly lightly rgge1s -
ihe secgod irgs.cDai tsr w vesus c. Mtchsi
Co.. Md Atnc1s1 to.eioer VIII the Ne urea Nenya ss
double tsrrct vessel mined the Sraicl lwaefstog,
other rcs Decs grcas nprov enent on me I.nsh Irs
turrct shin Rcl Kfass. Tao chief dhpsrsrrs ~
lops.--feng'h hfndrcd and ninety feet. bresdth
thirty eight ert and deph fourteen iett Tne drauyh
of water, whom in nghtps tflm viii BE- Ten foe, az
inches ,ne armJ four and hsf inches thirt npd es
tends the enrc length Of the SIDE ana g. ieuih o
feet below 'be hBe Of notaton The nrmamsu. carned
IN two revolving iarress, ccnsiruetsd snsapialn e ?
Coea' system. these tufrsts have nt~ui diameter
Of sghteen 'ee', aud are ench espsble n carrying iwo
large guns bet beng the rst tIrrets coee kysein
made W Russia, its wished that every Ga lty shsuld
given TO Insure succes,f result and toa ~ sb
three hunfed FOUNDER Gun vii % placed ur.
rho the turfets from SIX 70 nuf ani
hair Wcbcs w Thickness The tnp the r ets aut The
~ 'he upper deck with plattrg ono
inch thick fhe hun IL crpir1cied With double botoIn
ard sitos, tor the purpose OF u, fd,pe saosy IN he event
the vuier ene VI the vessel pierced hv shot
being INTO BY enemy The space hsi e,n Tho
ou,er anf inner bottoms s also diyiind by faDsserse
pulgbcaos into numerous watersht compartments. each
furnished with piles for pumping l.ssags,
hlrg with watar a. lnureaAf the nlmer on nl th
vessel, and i'eteby dmnish the Eiilce above water
exposed 70 the enemy's Gre. Tne mAfhrfty tor the
Snorcn has been maauiactirtd By Aefsss. NaadsAy.
Sons n I'D. OF Iond,n, aud two nnndr.d horse
power nominal DIVIDED into ftsiinot ps'rA of envins,
hundred horse power eacn the pdposo OF drvipg
twin or doabie screws.
rhe object ~ such arrangement s to gscfufy aba rb
TIL hItife power of the engines vnish could be- dvne
also ~ give the vessel lovcf tnanuuvfins
while IN Hr'ifn. 10 I've rrruse baianc q fndfer
has been s''ad IN t0N Of inc sel The smcrtoh
win se rrgsda ae ttg nasted scloonsr. ihs foI ard