The New York herald., 1864-09-09
SUBMARINE WARFARE.

| A New Era I'm Naval Warfare Inaugu.
| rated-Launch OF Torpedo Boat No. Il
| Interesting Description OF tho vessel
Chief Engineer w. w. w. Wood, U. 5.
NJ, the Inventor, &c.
The first torpedo boat worthy OF any notice which
been planned since rebellion launched yesterday
halfpast three O'Clock at Fairhaven Com
Her hull built and modelled by Mr. H. Pook CT
the naval constructor Of that name. She Is a wooden
vessel, seventy.fve feet in length twenty feet beam
feet depth OF hold. She Is built In the
substantial manner with heavy beams supported by
hanging knees, securely bolted and fastened The deck
orammed about two feet fore and af and about much
athwashps and this will be covered with thickness 81
iron sufficiently strong to make shot and she'll
proof.
The vessel will sit very low in the water under
circumstances but whom not actively employed she will
float some twenty odd inches above the surface; but
when approaching vessel to destroy her engage In
blowing up distractions. only the Of her deck VIII
be above the There but three objects visible
above the decks-viz pilothouse, smokesiack and
tlaor These only show few inches at the most These
objects perfectly shotprcof and their openings
| protected in the most
The novelty OF the affair isNno; seen until . visit is
made below the deck. Away AFT is placed the engine,
with cylinder eighteen inches in diameter aud egh
inches stroke OF piston. This engine works
OF size capable of forcing the vessel through the
water al the rate OF say twelve mics per
hour Next comes the boiler which furnishes
the steam for the main engine well
the auxiliary engines, which work sabrnersipg
pumps, and the mechanism by which the torpedo
places the tlrpodo beneath the ship. Everything
nectsd with these machines is OF the simple aud
durable kud aud not at al liable to get out Of order.
Forward oi he boiler is the steering wheel located be
meath the piothoasc and then the torpedo
chiue Il not expected % explain IN detail
bow this machine W. VII however, give Illus
| tration 20 how the machine operates.
Let rs suppose thar encmys 1eet block aiding
our harbor, aud possession Of o.
these torsdo vessels Twelve men, ipc'uciog engineer
/ o.coys. the vessel TIE steam Is raised, sad
/ under the of night shc steams ont
upon her mission. Az she advances towards her
victim a torpedo varying ia IT. charge from sixty
to two hundred pouuds o. powder placed in basket
formed contryauce, which l. to long rod The
torpedo capped and tic hammer which Is q explode
Il secured aan being rcadi1e the large
working box closed, the nj low IL The zee
Is ased the water then rushes IL Until it IS Gled Inc
machine Il now set "a motion. aud long iron
res the basge containing the torpedo out from the
sci. and, clesrg up the enemy by means within
TINS the torpedo Is released ora IL receptacle aud
" deposited D the water 10 iust such positou sisw
il to ,ai 10 Ia ns the bottom o the vessel intended to
b. 1esirofed fhe msrhinerv stu keeps On revolving,
and the motion which caused the arm %
hrinss Il Ies Ia vessel In lie mcxnts bacss out 81
the way vessel Intended ~ be suuk and at the
moment hyed upon the hammer f1l!s, the cap s eS
ulodpd aud ala work Il done Tie I'm = " thdr7 vi ~
side u tie torpedo craft ami the basket again Cbsrred
Ihe torelo also secret nfair, YET very simple ard
with hli ihe experiments made hotc hp never been
failure, II ist certainly do ~ sy. lts elects have
been very carefully Eglel snh = can ?. madc ~ art us
rs .hc eferator desrc-. 10 cSpsa how Ihs contrl i
secret OF e" great value tp us yi2ltors Win no, he
allowed "a board under any crcumatlnccs whatevcr
submarine warfare ir,n cadt vare
than wooden wees against onc u these new ycsses
without gums " sry appear,.re q destruction.
The history q this Invention i somewhat reou,ar. ari
shOud De placed - record Al 10 time. Wheu ~"
clad system which h.. been cytensiyey ~ ths
country VA " y. earliest ihahc. tne lhfeaiye gems
of Ch.ct Fu.nocr ". ". ". Nnod, q. : ~ hestriei
itself 70 prodrce sone'hng whch woubi crene
~ 70 hold those ormlatbe engines or des,rauon IL
check, il uot troy them Much ctreu' study war NJ
times extensive prss experimenting al lsst tc, ,cd
ihis tpfreoo hue Inc mates wa AL eeore shs
Navy department., shn either batlv reused 81 have any
1hns - - s'tn " ~ W ~ IN. tstt, trsait' me
matter verJ mai1erentiy. Al -, sc nnHs ~ was ~
p0sed % extpne mt she mcrs % tne uve.itCo,
seen an th,v Ne put lev, tGat 49, tns worthy ~
immediate siteuipn and . tue gtsaaFt vt,e. After all
tbs ihs icpsttu,sn; n-sttet adopting he p.os bst
W.T. N'rd 'oln1 pWtee ~" Wh'sifti"t Fttaocei ihe
fnda 70 hld ins vessel ,c. c0,nfise u ne proved
ssucte.s ~ 'sprimcnt ua1 Z T4rcha,s heg 81 / a,e
failed i could fcee. hs,
uwtt not " msy das hct0fe she s completed. sdi
VII o" ,cnt q soriu iurlrsri de,oa ou' before sue
sees inc pinr ~l have III 90 rianty So rrN hr''
tity this jtie craft dl ne puni ~ W n.r
inventor tns nccr II Y. iRv. eho ~ ben thc sht'nt
ol he ng'cer Won, h,s hsd tte sgpsf sndepOe Z
tis ouaing = tw vts,e blf wttbtAcfF tnd fAc s,rps
doee ne sSs>t'p engineer, soa hss coo ,nentee io
some extent - hls sub ct. snd f pf8Dass bt OF
| tue frat T. tss tue work yrsoticsil-
unt ttSnsrhntG nelghbofs - vel a. The fospond os
fe0cs iaek tor Odr AID uegtrurtVc eugiss
~ war We ssyc cute nunbef q vessels Qn hand
wh,ch viii t~ converted irto toust0 tfaf< tn fs~
~e.ks. IL VII not bs long bepte ,hc nsa sad w.,er
will hv, ana Frorc well IS thc esuss ceufe
-ti wonder ~ thc progress snd ssN .. t0e
| chauus
NarSs Ns~acarys1oe a,r,sr The snetao oers Of this
celebrated tnfteyy arrived IA This city yesterday morn
Ing. ,ne'r vsy home. sesw tms having err'cd The,
quatsred In the New kosisnd rooms where ali TIA,
| bsncrs we're paid them BIZ gxoaa u,xe Ihsy istt go