New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-18

comparatively modern bnit slips the Wabash aad
Niagara. the Hartford ard Brooklyp the lroqlois and
Tn~clo-n the Arocs'ook and Chippewa. Brt there
IN crirrr NJ constructive recently launched some
new clssses ~ vessels Of which the Amoooussuc the
Idnho tie Arapaho. the CnIrndn!gE. tie Nipslc. tho
Mohorgu and The Chennngo Qnteiy rendered ~ noto-
ricus BY the f,s explosion ~ her boiler may be
eced astfpcs snd Of which some particular descrip
The Ammnnnusnc l. one OF six first class nnd really
mernfcenr frigntes now building AZ New York Phla-
dejDia and Boston 1t Is intended In hercasc to
g"s Irc "a anconnoy heavy and effective armament.
Size will be ~ 800 tnns register md carry eight guns
two aO.ponnders and six hroadsile inch Dshgrrns.
Her are: Length 345 Tee. oSer AL end 36
f.t betn cen perpcndicnias extreme lisH,t ~ es;
inches depth from apar deck. - feet JOY inches. She
wdl be flied with engines having c!lnheIs "i w
ncbcs diamo;rr and tho diameter 81 her screw WI
IS feet the engines beng grared as to donbe the
p,wrr ~ the latter Sixteen knots an hour Is the speed
expected OF her under snan nonc. The sister snip, OF
tic Annoouusuc are tho ChatrHnooSt the
the Ncshrrring in Pompanoosuc sud INC waupoonosg'
All Of chem sho,rd b. completed some tine thi' year
The Idaho also ranks as trst-Iate but u NOT 20
large ss the AmInonoorue snd ne. maie' anu ro 4.
,ancod stage Of construction. tvog'd be easy 70 nave
ready for at very short nniicr Ire iuHho mas
been built by contract 10 the yard OF Mr. henry Stecfs
at Greenpont She il $50 feet In length. 81 AZ ieet
feet width his "a feet depth Of bold and Is registered
ut 800 TINS The original intention VIE e. arm her
with fourteen s-inch broadsie guns ana Two Nv,
which will probably be Of tho heaviest caliber. Her
zines witch como froH the Morgan lron WORKS are
of rcnarGsh power working Up 10 total fqn vaent
Of several tors md kDlses. The objection aOig lava
mrn thnt, In vessels whore sacriilocs are maue 10
obtain speed much ruom Is taken up by uachnsiy
does not hold good in the case OF tie Idaho Her ep.
enos Ike M lss space than I, usual M ships o nor
class aud do not weigh over 40 tuns. In fhe Ammo
suo and her sistnT vessels the machinery will weigh
100 tuns. The Cylinders IL the engines in the Idaho
four in number, each SO inches In d meter. VITA
eight feet stroke OF piston There Is propeller each
II the post and ttese can b shifted so Ms 4"
WORK the ship either with large or email screw ac'
curdlng tu the dcpt Of wacr@she may be mitigating
/ be boilers are arranged to consume II required I've
tuus of coal hour; bat s,eUy run Of eight kaois
can be made daily consumption Of eighteen tnns
Irrespective ~ her steam power, The Idaho VIII out nail
many Ut the fastest clippers tie H.r spread
% 10 60 feet md her spnrs and rigging are
in proportion to tie strain that viii bo put upon them
Ii Is confidently calcu lated that when expcdient the
Idnhs can be worked sustained speed OF more than
sixteen knots.
| The Antietar. Guerriere, Illinois java, Kcwnydin
Minnetonk 8, Ontario Pscntsqus Arapaho. Con.oocook
| Usss.io. Keosamxua Mapitou Mondimin Pushi0ataya
TahgayLta Wannlaset. Waytanga md Willamette are
O groHp Of wooden steamers which. Of themselves.
would cor siitnte by dsspicahle feet. They
art all OF about tho dimensions a. 10 length.
breadth and depth and all registered NJ 22cO tuns.
What difference Is between them is tn the matter OF
armament. The first eight carry 20 guns u various
oibers the others only eight gans; yet there viii be
very little difference In the aggregate weight " M tnl
IN the guns themselves and In bc broasdes they could
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prominent feature Of thcir artillery power viii 90 two
or more oODpuunders--s weapon which. JudclVusly
used FROM the forward or afcr portion Of nst ana snSIy
managed vessels must render the escape OF any crni'
thcv NAV BE- .cut IN oha.e Of extremely prvbctnHtic.
Thong .ed secondrate these ships are nerry as
urge as tho Idaho and Of much tho same design,
being rpther Intended 20 possess hign degree o speed
and rate large amount Il mobile offensive pow
'han H. engage In close encounter via sHcn tocS a.
forts and iron. cnds.
The Cannniaigua represents class Of Shops rated
1 1. and
| lo-s lraught ~ water anL greater speed She Is -,
feet long - feet beam y feet inches depth ~ bold
AID IL Registered nj LES tons Her armament rors!s,'
ur IL eunsa 900 pounder two liinch rifles, and hroad
Fles or lponlers. Since she has been IN tie service
the Canunduga. ard the Shops bait on heT model
NAV hive scarcry up to the highest nnticpniion'
formed about them. bat they nave sti proven very eA
ccllcni and useful vessels.
There are 80 fourrhratc screw gunhoafs q OF which
ere 81 tuns register carrying fipn to ggrs and
81 5 tuns register carving 70 II guns The former
have been III sea for time and have behaved well
The latter. though mostly IN the nuiisrr hands Sill.
could be pat IN commission IN week or two de'
,crptn Of the Nyack. Of the triuest m stsunch
eat nf the 3 tnn class will serve for the Whole seven
She is 80 te long ~ feet vide and has depth OF
hold Her ncs beautifully rnl,ied ard give her Ms
she rocks gracefully 20 anchor more tina appearance %
a yaclt ii an OF gunboet She Is armed with a 20
| Founder ri,ut, 32-pound mics anu liincn
hnLlyrcus The rnagnnic If tis armament can Only
be am rccia,ri nv comparison. In foruer days ono VI
onr yj-l,un ffiyptes carried GU her gundcck or IL
sspourders which we're then considered the heaviest
metal would be proper TO put on board sasse3as,n.
we're regarded an overwhelming addition. Yet now.
fhi, little Nynek 81 ess than erO tnns carries %
many heury pieces; one Of them, indeed. OF much
lnrrsr Gather than was thought about BY practical
men 81 twenty years ago.
The series q, new paddle wheel steamers like the
Ashnelot and holingo.'snd the wooden " dcubic-ehd.
ers uf the Chenangu and Eutaw pattern are 10 familiar
Ia model a. require but one general description The
found 30 answer every purpose they
were built tor except that their lgtneS OF dram and
weight of armament rendered them unsteady IN sea.
way II thought that weight and stcadiness could
be- obtaned by building vessels OF the same Kind with
.,rougy brnoad iron hus and the Department resolved
that the experiment shond be tried The result ~ this
experiment will De known during the Summer. In
building these vessels II Is only necessary 10 supply the
superintendent Of the work with drawings OF hall
section Of the model. both ends being exactly alise
They 2 feet long. IS feet Broad and nave " feet
depth u hold. Tie wouden ones are OF ga tuns anu
the Iron luJ tuns register ana they al carry ~ guns
each.
Of iron clads there Is considerable variety. those
which earliest designed being built slngy on indi
v.tun models Wills the lstcr vessels. constructors
hnv ing arrived nj something ike fixed CONCLUSIONS arc
buiIe In classes II larger smaller Dimensions. The
New Ironsdes, the Dnnderbeg. toe Pursn, the Dcta-
tor and the Roanoke have fsw points IN commons tho
kalamazoo. the passao, the Conway, the Quinsiga-
mond and the Shackamaxon. are sister vessels. An
entirely new GLASS ~ secondrnes-the AgeDenlicus,
MiantOnulnuh. hvnadIuck. and Jonawan,la are being
bnilt aso tstcr vessels aud another 2U tuns smaller
called The Onondaga- There are no monitors Of tho
original in OF construction bat Dins OF these
are In cuntpisson and public and private yards are
busr with q class OF some two hundred tnns less
measuremeni, though yrg the same number Of guns
and eight Of metal Beside these several partially
irun clad steamers preparing for the Fall campaign
Oh the Mississippi.
The New lronsides has slready made reputation
with whcn the public il familiar and there aro few de-
tails con neced with ber qualities seagoing fight.
ing ship thGt not universally known. With the ex
cepton of the Dlrdorberg. Niagara and Franklin she
has the largest capacity OF eny vessel IN the navy De-
ing of 3 te6 register though In superficial meas.
uromcnt she is surpassed b, many Ior length Is only