, 1865-07-26
LAUNCH OF THE DUNDERBERG.
Most Formidable Ship In the World.


Dtscrtpttou of the Een.goiae moaater.
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lrto" zoe ne" aosK evening Fostt xsa.l
Al precisely three minutes past O'Clock
this morning, the launch Of the great ocean
fsigate ran nnndetoetg took PLACE. The
nnuoel OF spectators was estimated 81 IRON
htteen 10 twenty Thousand pefsons. As early
as haif past styen O'Clock t9e spe:tato:s BE-
mense throuss came to the shlp.y yard enclo-
sure, Mhile hundreds went up the sangway,
oepcate1 thet uekets and entered the huge
vessel Inc e4Gtement 70 sec 1ne Aannch
.sa, Mas Mtense: anu n.e1 naces Mere oustsu ios
iins;taJ =. - ~. 9han ~ T. us ,n,n.os,hn ~" -
nIuats ~ IVY ~ ~ =. aR ia =
In'th,e the pd ~ -. ~ p''s I'd ;'..
reyicns p, ~ ,he 1anncS +h aI1 In the
sEd sp ~ us tsan had h .as ~ tne
sna,n W ooa.u AZ .+innos ,1nt;i' ~ Ia
raeshoa "as anala A aue sf ,esssA
1esIasu As ~. tlS l1o1su;
.t,s,s ~ sgpa hs - .us sess Moseu *na uaa
,,,a lsu l1aun - ~ taai ~ "as aptasent
.Ios .ntis eoaia oe ~ iaA9tss WIS people G9-eteu
tttsnsinsnHs' ttis' ano "no a'nost VIII en-
1u1s.sM Ws.st ...t,.
G;aPI; sossph Gemsock, s1a assisted ~ Cap
.atn~lH!ot Jonu a4co I'M, supeF!n.enQea inc
lannen9e, ana not an accident OF any kand
occuITtd aid everything passed OF In the
most perfect ofuts. ne1ofe toe speed o. the
esesa mas eaeGhea ~ WIT, mfG ponstlol tus'
En,.u fhe nau Applsacusa me " Nn,aams9utgn shose.
and WIN enc tns ahead, she started for the
oNk ~. AZ tpe loos u 5s1tn s;feet, arriving IN
about an hour alter she left the ERys.
The Dunderoefg On reaching the dock WAS
fopnd to pc drawing only fifteen feet AFT,
Thirteen feet amidships. and nine feet sig
inches forward: ING l1gatnsss Of this draft
is uaa5 "1ndef'u1' " ls fat less than msnJ
persons supposed 1t would be. Tha ship
dressed of IN flags and stream.rs aud her
decks covered with ladies and gentlemen,
made splendid appea ance In tbs water,
Description OF THE ncsDspBzRc
The Dun dtrberr Ia At, iro,t clad f1irste ,am
of 1000 tons displacement, and Tss con-
she las Two epgines Of 4 0oo ae.1Hai nj horse @
power- aud her con :1act cs;Is fas anaed ~
fiffeen knots r,er hnu1 orI,na- star .n;nn, ~
Her armsmcnt win consist n {onr 1S.in F.
Rrdman pnns and fw-Ire NJ fnnrsaa, ~ inch
Dahlg.en Guns snch a dtscr1nt;nn ~ % W.
vessel as her magnitude and imnortanec
wculd seem 10 dem,nd can scsrce,v he eirsn
in the sn.ce wa a1e sh,s t. degats y ths s"S
i, ct. buI he folioTtns. IA m seconnt If ~ ~
main Iaafnree ~ th;s ,rs.t 49, .,T.,f,,y
aim e 'N-11 eo"e'Ns
Thr n,'nc;na1 d,mer z1o,s of.ho 1,,,, os ~
Drndcrtr,r a1r m foil"Ws II nn1,h asn n -. III
i1ches hean, =; Sa.t ~ LEG ntussn, 1oy leet
i.tiJ - fs',, .tsonas est ~ tns9e usptn ~
s;an : Il ri {, inches lonn;n - -. e r.
fset Hsr d,s1r Wb.n .,ss51 - T.. fan aa " ~ ~
u feet her ifsnsrcSnen, h:t,r ~ r. ~ ue
n,r,eG C thns ia. rsnista.ed os - =, So IT,
mtnt Is 5000 inns. ms inn arn3r Iii
weioh ah,nt mi tnr. -" "'' WAL
WIZ ~ nnnast@,m. np2I: 49, ~ 1Sna h.e -, .uat,,
kew i.n,Ir rs f1e r,sf, ha11e-s sa-e1 "a 60 5asn
~ faet T; fDchsx IL h.trht .nn At fa.1 ;i,pe,
fr,nt and toos.he- ;iI ,,stl.s h., 81
The I.iIsr s7trF.ra I. nn nn2 go ~ - soue.
snrface i ON t.at ~ eo.,5sss sns s,vA.o
Is IS mo sonore fsct Tbs ensin.ss sa,aacs ~
3neh cviners and * Incha1 s,rct ~ 49, ~
Tha nyons1iar,a 81 fs.t ~ 5tsnaata. piSSson.
Ts1rr;nq nt,ch nr 49,, - - ~ Sn ~ s1a ~ =
~ainSs "a sSn .nrna. ~. aoa
,ruf cont., thr-.... t1... 80 - 1'eAEn7 In
c,ent for Tn tn ifscen %sr.' ttesmtna' ~ i' S1'a'
~, n,s-4da"h 80 ~ as7a ua5s III.
wahs and ~ ~ end,,aa, w natt V w. m.,5. :.
;dsaa f;,rned i htfoea ~ Ma5i.aes " ~ IT, Heops
Tnc ryeat .h,n ro1nh3no. ~ Issn,.a ~ amtna
e1nerience st,sl and ieas.. " ~ ~ ~
tnst disfInn,3st ~ n.--sS -, 1850 - "
n1shad 1hc i:ene,.I HIm,es, ~ ~ pn.si.,
nav, The Re- ii I.a,ia and Rs 5aa + nis3 ~
PorioeaIo 10 the Its1ian nav snd fhe i,ttie
Harriet Lane to our own service. Tbs % nlan
Of the Duuderiere Ia new. md in manv rS.
neate novel : and 1he rr-rtts nrnmf. ~ II ~
Webb. U rea),xed. VIII na fe her The r<satest
and best sea RcipP Iron-clad ran afioat Her
f]oor il flas and her Sides snrni.- ard hs-
i;n.s are aneh That sSe ,,,s. IL a.. anu Ana =,
senwnv-ao easr in f,ct that in al neohabii.
ity she viii be able to nse he her = euus sIectiys.
msnsgeabIe. "0'A ~ : - s11t4'
The casemata which nn-7nonnts thu hn,1 I.
,,,arcs6 1or 1wsn,v.cs. ,.,,,,a s1d ,s tassva1- ;
1,f sfrenrtb a,.d rcnmincss 9te s,iaa ssone
inward IL 4 an angle Of thIrty.fye Is degresss %
eufficifnt II ia he1ieyed In ssshri ), nr itrov
are more tIan tfree feef ~ = thici,ess ard
viii he covered oyer viii, a1shs ~ - -, 1,arad
iron nine feet lone. twentr-rfrht inches Tsde
ard fnnr and ), I,sif nrhas T. thict,nss. Thss.
sjabs are tn ne fastensd ~ ~ Rnndao-p h,
means ii h.aTr screw.Io1tsH sHthers ~ ~; ~!
however, no nuts or boIt.hesds inside Iiabie
TO az arpund in action- k,1linr ~ Tn1nIme
he iocn nj tbe INNS. ~ "oAN1s
The pecnliar construct.on of the hn11 makes
.he nunitr7,nrr a. II @re-a +1vn Ta.sa1. Tha
srace het ween the inner and ontsr sh1n IL
1,ssd IN tI,a cnret-,ctinn ~ shs cna1 h,ai,I,.
sra these hnnts.rs At tte aa,ne i'm. .a1rs
a. additionsi n.otectto,, ~ ~ ent.i.as ho;1'
~ ~ snd ~ III nronar t6 ~ ~ ennes Doll
ena az ~ tas.en maatse O9b " aG; Aeei
~ ~ ~ u T., sne up luEe atd
d an1 az - sassas tus SseaL WELL VI
.esds aisiSfn - ahi ~ aeo oaK- ~;
+;'Tr3 e4rorrsn an5 rrI,..astss ~ S't ~. ~
erant 81 stTsnd,nr eo,iissan .. o1g ~ NC
sn ,e1o tn,aeonIs. a. e''4'''n VI a'1itn1ns os
u Thc h. rsm IL = n,,t of the sbto ,taetr M, ha.
tnr boi,ed or fastened or On r AZ "a % nsaaii1 ' tns
rs cosa r. "a s;,,-,;u an:s.S1snssn1 I ~ M
Thfc, for Inorc tfsn t7ffV faet +. .,,td ia ,n,s. ,
nj trni,er This IL carcrfd over ,g}tn 1850 ,1se
W,onoht iron s,1nor snS sn.ne "~I ,,.nr X
erraf .trenot1 viii the rss.ai tr;g,n usaa a. - q
h3ei, ,ate At Of sne.d. 1h5s fnrmidahis sn.tms
1nent Tou|d nteres fhronsh tSe s.,nrrest
known ship in esistence' 4'N'7s9'
The nyYnnr en- the sIdr cf the rexse, ,u,,, ha
tb1ee md M nches " thsck nd !. "3o IN b
nlacrt1 yert,cal1y- In a:ohs FINN tweIve RI AZ
frtn rel in lensii, and three 1ref vide ana
screw ltlttd.
n,aced i,rnn the 6crvasd rart ~ ~. raen-