New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-25
Naval.
Myy.Or.wAR COMMISSIONED.

! Yesterday the II. S. iron-clad OnOndsgs ~
mt formally IN commission at the brooklyn Navy
/ Sic viii 20 10 sea this week. We published tst 3
| her officers q few dsys ago. I.-t
TIE NORFOLK MAYNARD.
The work of rebuilding the Nayyvard Fp
rrcs,es slowly bat with the very insufficient fsdnta
* a at command vast quantity OF work In the hla
repairing vessels Is accomplished. There are soe
GO employed in the ward, and II Is DO unns4
sight 10 see 10 or ~ warsFaners Of the rstcass n1
OF the yard undergoing repairs alterations The to-
lowing vessels are now in tie hands Of the workman
viz: MONTGOMERY keystone STATE. Fab Kee. KisAA
Crusader. Kansas. Calypso. Young America Alert
soon Us the repairs o. the dryooek are complsta
which will probably be about the idle Of April uAn
more work can he done than now. The new canaa
for this doe, IS an immense piece Of work. conlair
almost as much timber theTe is IN q schooner OF ~
tns. 1t viii be 80 strong as o. dispense with the 10
ces..ty Of outside gates, and is so ingenolsiy ~
stuered "a 10 be easily moved and controlled.
In the timber docks Of this yard there are imnsase
stocks OF ?-nifcent timber, in value amounting -
perhaps, 500 900. and of which has beea n
pickle for 10 years. some Of ths timber being osse
In the construction Of the caisson Tor the DOCK SOL
of Il consists OF ships knees Of the most excellent quAs
ity A great number of these have been sent 70 ~
Northern Nayy.Yards. =.
Tho storeship Brandywine has recently been brought
from Hampton Roads to this Yard, where she VII ~
main for the future.
There have been some changes recently Ia ~
officers Of this station, and tie following IS corrsd
list:
Iomman liant. Commodore j. w. Iiyingronei Sonnsss
Of Receiving ship Capt. J. J. Gsssou; sTseon IN Chie
Solomon sh1rp Surgeon, Albert G. Gogas Passed A'seAS
surgeon John J. Qulani Nsvs Constructor; ls.sa
H,nsom; Peymaster Of Receiving Ship, Wa H. ne
son; Psymaster in charge Of provisions and oiotsu
on board storerhip Warrington Irving; Psy;nastcf
The stson Acting Psymaster Louis Sands Capentsf ~
hcFaGlaEe.
MONITORS BTLAH AND SHILOH.
The two iron monitors, Elijah and Shiloh
building az ST. Louis are in rapid progress, end VIII e
completed and ready for active service IN July osat
The contractors for the building Of the monitors ~
MeSsrs Mct,ord a Bcster. They are being Constituents
according to plans, specifications and drawings No
nishcd BY the Navy Department, based upon actual y
pertinent and experience. They belong TO wha =
termed the third class and are intended Tor the rive
and coasting service The extreme length over arms
is 70 feet length water compartments III isss
length Over inner hull 1855 feet breadth Of beam oE9
arier q feet; breadth over water compartment =
feet; breadth over inner hull, nodded, IS fesei
total depth Of vessels aridships. feet inch deyta
armor feet; depth Of iron hull feet Internal diAo
eter Of turFet 90 feet; hight Of turret feet Ine t
ret is surmounted by the pilot-hoHse feet inches
diameter with solid walls OF iron 10 inches in dsmetee
Each vessel has two low-pressure boilers with al 49,
of fro surface OF T. 100 square feet An mpregnaos
epipe rises from each vessel five feet In dianetsf
and walls eight inches in thickness. The monitors ~
each supplied with two low pressure engines with c
ipders - inches IN diameter and 20 inches stroke dfiv
lug two pronellers each nine feet In diameter VIZ
the armament on board these vessels viii draw isss
inches Total displacement u water when drawing
frat inches l. lI1