The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-02
SALE. OF GOVERNMENT STEAMERS.
CIIEF QuARrERnrAsrER,s OFFIcE Dept g. O. !

SALE. OF GOyERNlIENT STEAMERS.
CHIEF COMMENTARIES OFFICE DEPT 8. @. I
Hilton Head, s. c., November IS, 1866 +
Win be sold, at Public Auction at this place, M0N-
DAY, December II, 1885, ut 10 O'Clock A., under the
direction of Captain W. Il. Morford, A O. IL, the fol-
lowing Government vessels, viz: -.
NELLY BAKER, side wheel steamer; 293 ions; wooden
hull length deck 15S feet beam IS {eet,6 inches;
all As feet depth Of hold feet nches draft feet
10inches; has beam engine; diameter Of cylinder 81
inches stroke Of piston 10 feet; has single return
hue boiler
and is well found in chains, anchors, &c
NEPTUNE, side wheel steamer; 362 tons; wooden
all 45 feet 21nches depth Of hold 10 feet 10 nches draft
feet; has one beam engine; diameter Of cylinder A
nches stroke Of piston feet; has single return
fue boiler.
This steamer has full promenade deck, fore and aft
and is good freight or cattle carrier
ONE0TA, double.end side-wheel ferry boat; wooden
hull S45 tons length deck lat feet beam 25 feet;
all IS feet inches depth Of hold II feet; draft
feet; has one beam engine; diameter of cylinder SO
nches stroke of piston feet; has one double return
1ue boiler.
This steamer has recently been repaired and in
celent order and well found in anchors, chains, &C.
CROT0N, side-wheel steamer; 361 tons; wooden hull;
length deck 1877 feet; beam 26 feet all 43 feet
nches depth ofhold feet; draft feet has square
engne diameter fcylnder 81 inches; stroke of piston
has sss feS5R asa S2ps
and state room accommodations is well supplied with
anchors, chains, &C., and is very fast.
GOLDEN GATE side-whee steamer; 1876 tons; wooden
hull length deck 148 feet; beam q feet; all 35
feet 10 inches; depth of hold feet nches draft feet
inches; has one beam engine diameter Of cylinder "a
nches stroke OF piston feet; has horizontal tu-
bular boiler.
This steamer is in fine ORDER has saloon accommoda-
tions and is well found in anchors, chains, &c.
NANTASKET, sidewheel steamer; 299 tons; wooden
hull; length deck 156 feet; beam 25 feet inches;
all ~ feet depth Of hold feet inches draft feet
inches; has one beam engine diameter Of cylinder 81
nches stroke piston feet has one single return ue
boiler, and is well found in anchors, chains, &C.
MACON, propeller with two SCREWS 800 tons; wooden
hull length deck l56 feet beam 25 feet; depth Of
hold feet nches draft feet has two direct horizon.
tai engines condensing diameter Of cylinder "a nches
stroke Of piston 90 inches has two ngle return fue
boilers.
RELIEF screw tug; 68 tons; wooden hull; length on
deck 67 feet; beam II feet; depth Of hold feet draft
feet 10 inches has highpressure engne diameter
of cylinder 20 inches; stroke of piston 20 nches has
one single return fue boiler and is well found in
chors chains, &c
RESCUE, screw tug; 203 tons wooden hull; length on
deck 1O8 feet beam 20 feet nches depth Of hold II
feet draft II feet inches; has two lowpressure
gnes diameter of cylinder &c inches; has single
turn hue boiler.
This vessel is powerful tug; is in good condition.
and well found in anchors, chnine &c.
GENERAL HUNTER, side-wheel steamer Of 460 tons;
wooden hull length deck 1893 feet inches; beam 28
feet inches; all 80 feet inches; depth Of hold
feet irches draft forward feet; aft feet inches;
has beam engine; diameter Of cylinder 40 inches;
stroke Of piston 10 feet.
This steamer built in New York, and completed IN
1868; Is vessel of beautiful model and high rate OF
speed; with hull engine and boiler good as new.
A''-'' ''', - ~ g. W. THOMAS, =
November 20 Bvt. 1t. Col. and Chief O. n.