New-York tribune., 1871-07-28
BRITISH NAVAL ARMAMEyTs.
THE LEADING CHARACTERISTICS or TIE NEW
12ON-CLAD DEVAsTArI0N-IiLR VAST Pro
PORTIONS.
FROM The Loraon 1s,,7rop.. .rqry a.


1aoN-CLAD DEvAsTATIoN-HER VAST Pro
PORTIONS.
Prom The London TsIegrop1 Jt'y a.
The uglest, strongest, ard in every way most
remarkable vessel of which present swims the
was launched or rather loated on the l4th inst, at
stFucOrs may Justly Of Devastation there can at
gainy appearance The original Monitor was compared
to a cheese-box board latest ironclad like
Royal Sovereign and the Waerwitch, which look some
thing ike the new nIreslp at distance, were never
pared with the Devastation. This huge floating battery
With her low hun and gun.towers possesses no nass
but only two poles for signaling fore and aft and She
has the further pecuarity OF false topsde. Never
we have the most formidable sea-going machine
Of war hitherto invented, Her strength lies in
three chief potnts-hrst, her massive aImor next,
her mighty offensive , armament; and thirdly her
great capacity Tor carving coat anu sea%nng mn AS VIC
that helped TO Overturn the Captain and e the ncum
the model is stripped OF every hing IN the way OF
sticks. except the bit OF clothesprop planted forward
and aft she carry TO no less than l00 tuns Of
coal which will feed two pairs OF engines driving twin
screws independent OF each other ana with full boiler
power the fOree Of this immense conot machinery may
he et al $500 horses The Waorcan stow no more than
500 tuns OF coal and the Monarch only G0-two vessels
consnmpion in fuel With such store according to
the ofcia calculations, the Warrior could run for seven
days and % hours, accomplishing 20O knots; and the
Monarch with her supply, would 90 Tor eight days and
IS hears, trayersing meanwhile 2lO KNOTS rms Is at
tbe rate OF II knots hour al which speed the Devasta
Ton would probably be able 10 continue iOr 70 Wh9e
days; making run If necessary OF eoco or 10oO miles
| Here then, lies the chief Characteristic OF the new
febtipgship; she can be cruiser for without fuel
sbe would lie helpless; but she can rush forth from
harbor and whatever the wind can make witJouIney
many direction, dealing her tremendous blows, annih
atiug with her ram enormous gun Tie enemy eYon on
the Ligh seas yet still having fuel enough et 70 come
iack D her lair In shore. II her engines were disabled OF
b some chance she iell short OF coal she would waow
an fhe ocean AS utterly mp0ten as raIt but her lron
VtaI- bre protected by system OF aOr 10 Whlch tnal
non the Warrior the Achilles, and such carrier plated
efipe appears, as were, mere paseboard Ihe man i
moi bu into The lines Of tie DcytstdiOni ~ Is, 50 tt
| aueak buckled round her in an immense Ddldflc o
metal ana teak which, with depth OF nearly ten ee
amidsbps covers her hal fIOm the main dcck 10 some
dstapce below the Hatcr-ne At It's tAickest lOftlo
tb bell Is composed OF IL inches Oi irOn and 10 0f wood
while be 0w tho Wate-lnark 10 lessons On % 10 inches Oh
metal and toward the stem and stern 10 eiSh
inches TIE geek Is covered ~ WIN thIe'
| iurles OF rolled IRON and thick teak plahhlas
| but ip0n that platform rises a sort OF ron ,LDi
trpss containing the two turrets, the iuunel -eengDOA
ana An the large openings 10 the interior oval breast
work in fact which protects the base or tue tulIe an,
euae- the dns 10 be fired with the very consider ab.C
3efb6arl of l3J feet THIS fortress on snip carrie, J.
and IOipch amor and has deck projected Dy ircl o
u rampant over which the vast artillery OF the teiDe So
monster would fire. That artillery WlI consist O l'N
3,tul gun4 The vessel was bu!it i0i OJluh sHhs p-
tJe l0mbariiets are as busy day 10y Day A. tAe "a
5ugrrs and Our MONSTER viii therefore mount mo nc
| s.,Ific W.tl.Y,s, winch have been biey proved n
| II IL oidt, c,lt.l tiIL nothing foreign now aHDa