The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-22
TIE NAVY.

The United States steamer Wampnnoag.
In . few days the GATED States steam fr.eass VAN.
panoag, Captain Nicholson, will leave the Brooky .
Navy Yard trial trip This vessel and the Lsda.
waska we're built by the government Engines or df-
fereut construction were placed IN EACH the boilers
being exactly alike The Madawaska Ericssonbuii
boat with her direct acting engine, has made fifteen
knots an hour The wampanosg, IL - claimed. wui
exceed this engineers being Of the opinion
that with hsr gesred engines and larger
dimensions OF = cylinder she should have the
advantage in speed over the MsdawAswA Notwith-
standing the apparent ADVANTAGES OF the sn,lne
constructors are pacing II aside. NO better for
comparing the direct ac.ing engine with the gearsd
eine as motive agent fer the propeller could De
applied than IN this case, each vessel Otherwise being
constructed perfectly alike. In order 10 ob,ain a
much speed - possible al available space u
gwen 70 the n ana &C. coal even IN: oosrs
count These steamers ara The largost American
vessels Of war anoat and are the hsndsomes. in the
navy, With their yAcht-ke build and aunty appear.
ance The wampanosg 10 three hundred and hfIy two
Iong. Her engines and boilers occupy one hun.
boilers sns has thirty furnacss and under her after
boilers twenty sght furnaces She carries eight hun
dred tons o. Goa. The snsins room : the nnsss ever
black Walnut highly aa.nsd ras - engines .s' are
are IN ,hs aggregate ave taoussnd horse
power and have two one hundred Inch cylndsrs eight
Ss,ar tested slowly With the creates, care IN. general
Interest taken BY The oces OF me nav IN ressrd "a
her trip creates IN those in charge Of her desire TO
leave with NO probability OF . ushap One hundred
and eshrv coshsavsrs and 6rsmen are now at work In
the engineers department alone Her fu complement
hundred nfty. She carries ten inch Dahrrsns
three one hundrsd pound PARROTS for ara lone ! pvo
and four howiszsrs AT The following list OF hsr Of
Captain--y W. A. Nicholson.
Lieutenant Commander- Robert BOYD Jr
Lasnfsnrrf--Charles Craven.
Acting Easi1ns-H. W. OHara, Robert Hunter william
Rob:psop, Charles X Fleming
ld;a5 hasssr's xa's'-chariss u. Thorns. Angus. n.
xeSnc f'assd Assssamt surcsos,-- Samuel p Boyer
Rpssd Asssta~s Paymaar-w. Z. A. TsrbsrL
Poymoster's C10k-Lewis Mckay.
Enginsyv-ctisf In charge OF ensinss Johs Albert
First Aris.ants, W. B. King David smith, A. a
.,ss'. Lss sss sss'Ha ES
rownrow; Third Assistants, j. I. visslL y collins
Seth J. Hobbs a Donss,r. John Ea~srda Louis
The Usirsd States steam Frisate Piscataaus.
This new frgsie Captain Ammen commanding, has
uss completed her trial trip and hss fully realized The
high expectations entertained OF her ssaworthnsss ana
general capabilities Leaving Portsmouth, N. H., on the
7th last, she arrived OF she Battery xshs following
Monday morning although during shs greater portion or
the passage the steam vas shut OF and the sailing pow
alone brought into rscustion she 10 intended for
the GagsAp Of Rear Admiral Rowan, ana q destined 10
relieve the Hartford The psssn, flagship or The Ass,e
Squadron. Beyond question shs VII prove great
acquisition 70 the fcet a. she 10 In every way
nued for she pos, 10 which she has been
nominated she measures thlrty.eg feet 10 length
iory.sirns lsss beam aud thirty ssns feet hold "
funrggsd ship aud twenty ave guns OF which
six ere hownzers aud nineteen are besvv uiue inch
guns sne 10 three Thousand hundred and twenty
tous ourthen ana has diagonal braces inside and oul
Her external appearance very strong ana her
6nsss Tor any weather. while her shape Asd design
are unssceptiorsce The machinery, which IL
vas built By woodroofe 4 Besiss ssd de-
signed " b. ishcrwood Her force Is about three
Thousand morse power has two cylinders sixty inch
diameter by thirty-sx stroke four ntsl tubular
boilers and uses sswsfs service condsnssra the screw
nteep Feet ~ diameter and twenty eight feet
piseh she can steam easily twelve knots hour
Aitoxsshsr Der arfasgemt3s are most complete and
Ne manner 10 which ST hss sscompl!sbed hss nrss
w'D has sivss eeasni setuaslon Noshiss could q.