The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-12
nn.a''a-GLADS.
The Ships-of-w- a.o+
laval Powers.
DOnaM MeHay's Comparative Settlement Of the
IrOn-clad Fleets Of Prancc, England
and the United States.
Cur xron-C'ads Tszore Powerful than
al the Lavics Of th.o World.
The Danderberg a Match for Fleet
CT French Iren-CIaas.
Important Door 4meat Showing ths Re-
salt Of an Experts Observations.
Names and descriptions of the English ana
rTen IA Armor Plated Ships
and Transports.
-
Cur xron-CYads More Powerful than
al the Eavics Of th.o World.
The Dunderberg a Match for Fleet
CT French lran-Claas.
Important Door 4meat Showing the Re
salt Of an kxpert's Observations.
Names and descriptions of the English and
FTen IA Armor Plated Ships
and Transports.

&C. &C. 60.
, FEE Epr ~ THE Bosros COMMERCIAL Bu,-IErN
~; neeo'@n q to my promise herewith furnish you
i.n 10 ~ facts relating to the English and French
hoIaa Meets, which have recently inspected, and
M No. ms M vessels completed which during previous
s Of RTh gave ga you IN ietse
cais ago ! also saw several new iron-elads in
rogr sss differing materially in construction ard
o on the first am mere convinced than ever that
os Aron. ce6 fleets fully meet my views as to eff
10y and sea service as stated in my previous commu
white Viewing these their style of construction equip.
n &c, felt proud that our Navy Department since
SCI have constructed built and equipped an ron-cad
Sect both for home defence and seagong service
powerful than all tho iron-clad naves Of the world;
end strongly recommend to the government profit
liable and Judicious expenditure, and which will
prove 70 be the strongest guarantee Of and just
neutrality continuance Of building and adding TO our
ironciad seagong fcet thus keeping pace with other
nations.
i can aude with pr dc to that wonderful production Of
human genius, the Dunderberg, now process of
struction by Mr. VIM. H. Webb of New York have per-
sonally inspected all the iron-clads OF England and
France, but have not one Of them which, in
originality OF design power aud completeness OF detail
begins to compare with her. She combines the impreg
broadsdes and ends In short, she bring guns TO
bear from every point OF the compass without
her model it is evident to that she must
be an excellent boat OF superior speed and notwth
will cost over two millions Of dollars but this Is not high
when compared with the layished upon the largo
ronads Of the Old World, which fur inferior to her
a veseel-o-war. consider her match for feet Of
such vessels OF the best produced in France
am pleased to ind that the honorable Secretary in his
report has recommended the enlargement Of our navy
yards workshops dry docks, &c also building yard
OF proper size Tor the construction and fitting complete
Of the largest roncad ships for the machinery and fur
for iorg ng and rolling plates equal in size and
thickness TO those used by the English navy. In this
way we would get the finest qualities Of iron so es-
Of amnated iron four inches thick, will protect a
ships side and resist cold shot equal to tho common
A nj NJ tnrhA a.,
test was made In England. Large quantities OF
both hun and arnor, made by different contractors,
seen condemned In England. believe that the means
and facilities for the manufacturing OF iron plates and
mor should be owned by and under the control Of the
over forty large wooden screw ships, without armor
and many are well advanced toward composition The
Of Ssgna by NJ JSan 81 @ hs q the
ciple for speed and the motive power by Mr. b. Isher
WOOD chief of bureau OF steam engineering. Having IN
fation in saying they viii be the fastest war ships in the
world. The class carrying the two one hundred Inch
cylinders will attain regular seagoing speed upwards
With all that have dono and arc doing in the in
cressing Of our navy ! see with our honorable secre-
posing that We had hard naval engagement, resulting
n the damaging Of many vessels, We have only dry
docks enough 70 repair few ships and for this
VIC would at once become comparatively weak sea.
and this Is matter which should receive oarly
teniion. Both Franco aud England while adding TO the
strength and number Of their ships keep pace with the
increase Of their dry docks and basins Unless adopt
for By viii sya SS e Ts Tlsns
dry docks contain sufficient for fifty OF the largest
class ships nj one time and England fast approaching
On Mr. E. Reeds accession to the chief constructor.
ship OF the British navy the Board Of Admiralty author
ICED him 10 alter Of the small classes OF wooden
ships partially built still the socks for armor plat
Ing plan proposed by himself FOR new vessels Of two
By The constructor was rather diicuit iask and
snoulc not be expected 70 equal now designs get they
the ss h.r
ent and II what less than The Contemplated
KNOB Lev than other vessels q her cas oavns % no
sxmor al all Her armor 10 four and half inches thick
sd sxtsnds over The whole length Of the hn ai ths
service 70 sSs Msiisnssssn IA and was he asa SrsH
Sec broAdsds sIx and half ton naval guns nnns one
hundred pound round ahot with twenty I've pounds Of
S"sa 6s ~ .ass
squAdrcu, ssr many trials the best Dad In the
49, ssy s'.dsd 'sssaas ssa''s~ s's'.~sA.''ss'
ne oonvsr1ios or The Research followed TIE Eater
sp,s1 Ssc wss s.sssi = sss sse:s and Ss
o!os continued up 70 II instead q the arms :. the
s.Ss beng .srs narrow belt TIT. would :. doubt
.csson, bus has made hsr comparatively vet
= A;s wy, although mssy ofhcsn Of our own navy
bat Der upper deck s four ana half fart
isnsh the deck protested y buiwsrts sr Zee, high
end that In the central thirty feet Of shps isnrth
sss % ssss' W.
sness iron, covered with -four inch plsnkIng
Ins F. " ship Of two hsusand ton. and the
hand and Converted by plans OF The chief constructor
18th being wooden ships and Answering well far o.
ehey have yet boon tried, although IN the Of tho
4ealous in that Of the French ps Magenta and SOL
fTino there :. large exposed porep OF the wooden
~ speedily set IRE 70 action sin here 10 no com.
psrsou between NE offensive and defensive powers Of
You'd have boon II completed on their original designs
- mere unprotected wooden hnlis
A great improycnen, over The arst iron-csds . |
8ritish Navy In securing The ruddcr head and steering
apparatus from the direct impact Of shot The con. |
he views Of The new constructor led the Admiralty 20
,all upon him Go design two powerful frisates Lord
thousand tons These ships are each p,crred With gun
ports op the main deck FROM stem 10 stern aud are
srmor plated throughout the plates being carried
n a,s shees on the upper deck, In addition 70
Others nring forward and afs on the main deck
navy therefore ,besc two carry four powerful guns
enns ahead ~ the line cf Their keel, which would no
now. n snss S% most 'endabs sxsspss q what
o nese ~ re nve and half nches thick ~ the wstcr
Dns nno 81 inches On Two ,bctne-ses Of four and half
= % however being Of wood and armed with large
sumosa y suns no' " me largest ciass did not fally
ugy he handed sast h- SANE time the design OF another
MP, 70 be bast 81 nsn and 10 carry ies number of
rvry powerful guns under the prs,ertion Of srco, AZ
nnnsnsl thicknesx This deSgn also adotse nv tho
Admiralty, aud the ship 10 b. built rallied ,,e peer
ne nnss, specimen Of "a oa-e'ad frsnse yer prcducrd
Great hriisin.
% great was ID. snpracaiioa introduced into iar
lssGn Of this ship that abe was noaisd OFT of a.
vssasn twelve months from the laying Of the Reel With
svera hnnAre1r Of tons Of srnor already npoa ncr ses
nd IN I'VE ~ rix month"; amer she saksn down she
1eawuy 70 the More, for prslsnnsPy sisI Of her en-
jues sod screw, with her srmos pas@sg entirely com \
tefe1 and many Of her ntsings we'll IN hand In sld
- y ar-Inch srmcf this snip " Formed 9th soabis
- 9iD, whch ss been found 70 add very mich H. The
snwwnef q M Ann ~ y Nus4 IN Lwsyl