New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-01
THE BROOKLYN NAVEYARD.

A NEW GUNBOAT TO BE LAUNCHED ON TUES
DAY NEXT-vESsELS BUILT AND FITTED OUT
AT THE NETWORK NAVAL STATION SINCE
lS6O-vAsT AMOUNT OF WORK.
Considerable activity has been manifested at
the Brooklyn NavyYard during the past week orders
having received from the Navy Department TO have
tho new gunboat Kenosha readiness for launching by
Tuesday next. The Kenosha has been built under the
superintendent OF b. F. Deano ESQ., Naval Constructor
and will prove q valuable acquisition TO our naval force
being every respect rst-class specimen Of modern
naval architecture and combining In marked degree.
sharpness Of outline which is an assurance OF
speed The Ke1osha Is wooden screw Gun gun,
equipped for sea she viii carry battery OF guns OF
heavy caber. Her keel laid down in 1885, but owing
been performed a this station In the disposal and reduc
ton OF naval force, the completion OF the Kenosha
Brooklyn Maynard the present could form the
SLIGHTEST conception Of the quantity OF Work Whsh %As
paratyely quiet where before all was hustle and activity
OF ,9s ge 81 Sn & Ss
20 proceed against the Rebels there now but four
euldng ana very few being nted out st sth9uga
below OF what has been done at this station here
ofore win sufficiently show what could be accomplished
The Brooklyn NavyYard is divided into eight depart
the orders Of the navy Department at washington and
the COmmandant OF the Station for the time being
These departments have each Of their head officer Of
Department OF Construction and Repair; Ordnance De
SavsStc Department Experiment Of Provisions and
Clothing; Department OF Medicines aud Surgery; DE.
partment OF Steam Engineering. and Department OF
Yards aud Docks From the departments above enumer
ated may be procured everything requisite for the fitting
very short space Of time Although the officers and
employees OF the various departments OF the Navy
Yard not at present oyerrun with work, II s not
very long since the fitting out for sea OF
vessels per month taxed all their energies. The
leisure enabled officials connected with the Brooklyn
Navy Yard to improve the appearance OF the place very
much and Is visited by large numbers OF strangers
who evidently regard the pyramids OF shot and she'll
trophies &c. which are arranged along the sides OF the
on the stocks at the Navy Yard are the Kalamazoo iron
clad Ontario, screw sloOpofwar Java, screw sloopof
war; and kenosha, screw RunOoat Work has been
stopped the three vessels first named for the present
and will be ready for launching on next Tuesday, we
have already announced Among the vessels built at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard since 1860 and mentioned below
OF the Uest aoat as regards speed strength ar
mamcnt, or beauty. The ron-elad Mianonomoh, which
the magnificent sloop ofwar Wampanoag, which
attained while on her trial trip 10 Charleston, speed OF
deroga and many Others are vessels such as are pos
sessed by other nation In the world and which would
cruisers OF an enemy What constitutes the superiority
Of naval force over that OF the other great maritime
powers is that outnumber them but 10 IS that
existing navy having been built within the last seven
years. the vessels composing II are all comparatively
orn science has shown to be necessary In the con.
struction Of effective vessels. In addition, the
active service are OF the most Improved and pow.
erful description, while their batteries are OF a
weight heretofore unknown the annals OF naval war
fare The cordalty with which Admiral Farragut
and his officers have been received by tho highest dgn
tares OF Europe and the curiosity TO visit and inspect
the splendid vessels OF his feet which has been eyneed
by several OF the crowned heads OF the countries which
the European squadron has touched at is in ITSELF suf
ncient proof OF the high estimation IN which our Naval
force Is held by foreign powers Since the commence
ment OF the late Rebellion, have made great advances
In the art OF Naval warfare and taught dearly bought
proyemen far ahead those great European
nations which until atev claimed the supremapY VI the