The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-12

=, ~. Next, tho P,iias . USE asy the |
projecting British eo%msncsd ,, 10. -.
American "aIapamas ana "rIortdasn She was
built of wood at woolwich, and IS a short
full ,'rgssd Tor saa soinS .,vaon, rs
Q; course m""N 20. poses The armor plating is,
Eva . .ar ,.ior in strength 70 the neicrophon,,
..cr guns much fewer ia number The wnoe ..
these ships (Lord Cyd,, Lord Warden. Beerophon a.i
PalIas) arc rapidly approaching completon ana VIII
Soon aitar the commencement Of these ships Sfr j.
Reed received ms Official appointments OF chief con.
three years Of ageattaniag this position solely by tho
merit Of tho plans Submitted by hs to the Admiralty,
and hiehly approved by Aft.c his oicia appoint
men his urst vessels were the two ironeiad gaa5oas,
Viper and Vixen. which, ben, of very hight draught
Of water nlodSS but lts foope for obta ming sape.
vessels proiccted but the only cover given tho
guns is transverse bull tead through which the guns
fire over lorccaste de Each vessel is lifted with TWO
screw propeers. snporsed by separate dead woods so
chat the storm Is ossse. The Viper is built wholly Of
IRON and the Vixen vi iron frames and wood p'ankng
outside, 10 eDnaic IL: bottom to be coppercd.
The lcselope is so double screw ship Of iron but Of
much hrger DIMENSIONS, being nearly three thousand
tons. Her will be similar the BelIerophon's,
but OF less cxn ind she is 10 draw but sixteen feet OF
hts sG1 and she Is intend for service in any part of
NE world This ship is but Just began at the Pembroke
The nescules wllsucceed the Bcerophon at Chatham
differing rom her but o except that her armor Is 70
Plates ere lina inches thick tsen come twelve inch teak
To- tieoa double itea skin ono aud half inches tcx
ther ten inch IRON frames, filled solid With teak then
egteea inches OF toak logs uext to these and support
Ing than another IRON skin threcquarters of an inch
Lick ,ns skn seag finally supported By ,; IRON frames
nas been fred ut with the most powerful twelve ton guns
with extreme charges of powder and st ell procctes but
even tho first iron skin was not pnetrated II istho1ght
that the twenty six hundred FOUNDER gun will
| not penetrate II; but this Is about to be tried
very powerful Iron-clad designed by Mr.. Reed for
the Sultan of Turkey with the sanction OF the British
goyernment 70 be named the Turkesan completed The
list Of ronclad ships designed by him during two and
ha years that be has been associated with the Admi-
| rally.
In addition TO the ron-ciads however, fleet Of 1000
wooden ships, to steam thirteen knots and carry
couple of heavy and couple Of light guns, have been
designed by the chief constructor and built by the Adj
miralty the remarkable about them being that
they only about half of the length of fleet wooden
soops building by tho United States government
These sloops, known as the Amazon class are single
screw vessels and in addition to them small, double
vessel named the lover, OF only 6G0 tons, and
without armor, has beon laid down at Deptford pad
die steamer called the Hccon has also been built from
plans OF the constructor, and has given good results
steamng knot an hour faster in smooth water than
similar chip constructed by private partes and nearly
knot and 4 half faster in sea way.
The latest work Of the chief constructor Of the British
navy has been design fleet Of iron transports for
conveying These will be noble ships three hun
drcd and sixty feet long forty mine broad, drawing
twenty feet Of water, and to steam fourteen knots,
carry thousand two hundred and nifty troops women
and children and two hundred officers and seamen on
board. These ships will cost about two hundred thou
! FIVE They are building in private yards, and will be
completed In The coming year DONALD MCKAY
Tho following statement appended to Mr. McKay's
account shows the PROCESS oil the British navy within
Two years and hall -
Wooden hull plating "a inches thick; 1876 tons used
thlck has four 6s ton guns on main deck Number Of
crew. 129; measured mile trial speed In smooth sea-
ward Y inches All is feet 10 inches; length Of
keel. 152 feet IL inches; between perpendcuars, $50
feet breadth for tonnage S5 feet extreme BREADTH 30
| N,'"sn.n-
Plating ~ inches thick $50 tons used. Wooden ship
Number OF crew, 1856 i04 knots measured trial speed
in smooth sea- 2Sa tons 200 horse power Draughtof
water forward ~ feet inches, aft 10 feet nches
length Of keel 10s feet nces between perpendicular
1875 feet breadth for tonnage, 81 feet inches extreme
Plating AZ inches thick; 600 tons used Wooden ship
with side rs inches thick; 81 ton rined guns and
2 110-pounder Armstrong; main deck. Number Of
crew. 200. Trial speed, measured mile in smooth son.
water. forward 10 feet inches Ak q feet Inches
length q keel isS fee. inches between perpendicu
extreme BREADTH 40 feet Q inchca
Plating sys rncues ruck 90 .o. A w..s.. s..r
with side ~ inches thick Armed with 6x ton rflcd
Ia smooth sea & snos no, % IA
knots 2 l26 fons COO horse power Draught Of water
a - ss nsss
feet; breadth for tonnage, IS feet inches extreme
Plating AZ inches thick; 7sl tons used Wooden ship
| WIN sue IVY inches thick Armament 10 6a4 ton
on upper deck. Numbercf crew. ass Trial speed. per
measured mile in smooth u knots; s71s tons; 500
| horse power Draught OF water forward "A feet 6
inches aft 20 feet; length OF Keel 2ls feet inohoe
asa feet breadth for tonnage
| Lonp CLYDE. ~.
Plating part ~, part Sh inches thick; 1879 tons
Armed with 20 Ga ton rned guns main deck and
no FOUNDER sa A,msirongs on upper deck Number of
Isl knots 067 tons; 200 horse power Draught OF
233 feet II inches between Perpendicular 2s0 feet
breadth for tonnage, 81 ee2 inches extreme breadth So
| Pla'ng and the other particulars same as the Lord
uydci 1850 tons; 900 horse power Draush. o. water
feet inches bsiweer perpendicular $50 fest breadth
for tonnage, 81 feet inches; breadth bsfsei
Iron hull; plating inches thick ose tons used back
ing o, 10 inch teak armament soo.pounders, 10
main deck and in sdaitiou 4opcundsr xrmssrcnr on
upper deck Number o. crew, sas In smooth Sea- Trial
Sow.r DrsssI. q water sorvs,d q i.ss AZ g
ret lsssss q 81: sss ss, inches; set~ese perpes
'rsns breadth, - feet Inch.
Iron hull; az inch p,.l,ss: Use .os, u.sd hacking 10
Sswssr q. On main DECK Number q c ossw 20 ana T
power Draughi Of water forward feet inches an 10
s.ss SsS:: e1sss q keel 40 fee: inches: between
| IRENE brssdsh 80 feet.
Huh both Of wood and iscn thickness OF plating Ac,
o. water forward inches, an iS feet inoiss
length Of keel la feet 10 inches between perpsudicu
IarS 100 feet breadth for tonnage n feet inches
sxtrsne breadth, ~ feet icches
lroe hull plating, part and psrt inches thick sup.
Sss q iona ess nscsins part 10 and part u inches
posad:. xrn.irsas SSnssf y ers.. 80 Trial spsss
per mess1ed mile in smooth sea- fa2 knots 9l7 tons:
600 horse power Draught OF water forward 10 feet
inches al 10 feet inches Lsngth OF keel 22i feet