The New York herald., 1876-02-29

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knots per hour, are built OF iron and sustain
speed OF thirteen knots per hour at sea The voage
en guns) recently went from her anchorage RIO de
Janeiro 10 her anchorage of Montevideo entirely under
sa, and averaged twelve knots per hour the whole
dist,nce having, however, had exceptionally good
WIZ all the way oown.
THIRD RATES.
Junata teight guns, wooden screw sloop used rs a
training ship at Baltimore She needs extensive re-
pairs ana Is AT present unit for but harbor service
She can steam in smooth about knots per
honr, and has battery Of smooth bores
Ossipee leght gunsl, a wooden screw sloop Win
smooth bore guns In commission and in toleraole
condition This vessel can steam about eight knots
per hour.
Gunnebaug (eight guns), a new wooden screw sloop
nominaly repaired at Philadelphia, but really re-
oult out or the small amount that could be spared
from current appropriations ana the appropriations
during the Cuban emergency" She is not quite
ready for sea, and Will be used as cruising training
snip Tor boys She has an armament oi smooth bores,
and probable speed under steam OF twelve knots per
hour This vessel has the compound engine.
Swatara feight gunsl wooden screw sloop nomi-
nay "repaired, " but really rebuilt out aud out To
trace this process which commenced IN 1888 with the
Uu Iuo,non, p,, Ie,rss. 1s.o ,,, s n W., ~.
down repairing at Norfolk (where doubtless the
original hulk stil remnlns and she figures as screw
ment In the Register for july 1872, she
has suddenly whiskcd of 10 New
York. when she also appears ''repairingn In 1873
her tonnage n. NJ is set down as $40 tons though
the original Swaara OF 1865 only $50 tons n. NJ J.
Finally In the report OF tho engneerin choi for tho
year 1918 her displacement is given as !, $40 tons
while in the Register just issued for 1876 her dspacc
mcnt Is set down as !, $50 tons The vessel is armed
with smooth bores. and has steamed eleven and three
quarter knots per hour in smooth water. She is
engined on the compound system and has Norman
Wards patent attachment to her boilers.
Nandalia (eIght gunsl, wooden screw sloop, new,
nomInaly REPAIRED but really rebuilt In commis
sion and armed with smooth borcs In a recent trip
10 Norfolk three OF ten OF her high pressure boilers
would not work owing TO a fault In the feed pumps
rather dangerous fault for high pressure
boilers. This vessel viii probably steam in smooth
water about twelve knots less Having
been seasoned with carbolc acid she smells loudy'
Marion Is gunsl wooden screw soon, new and nom
inally repaired, like the others In commission and
armed with smooth-bores This vessel is sad be the
best OF her class She is eneincd, like the Others on
the compound SYSTEM and Will probably steam twelve
knots per hour.
Iroquos (six gunsl wooden screw sloop, rottng in
ordinary at Mare Island; she has battery OF smooth
borcs When originally built, 1858 this vessel was
very FAST averaging twelve knots per hour ior day
a time, and frequently making thirteen knots Some
years ago the vessel was completely repaired" at a
cost Of about $500 600 more and put in
sion After reaching New YORK il was discovered that
somebody had bundered, and that the boilers
worn out and worthless; so the decks were ripped up
again and new boilers put in. Shc returned from The
Asiatc station some time ago and when repaired will
probably steam ten knots She is, however, like most
OF her class, behind the age,
Kearsarge (six guns), a wooden scrow sloop, with
battery oil smoothbo In commission Asiatic
station and in good order being able 10 steam about
eleven knots per hour.
Adams (sx eunsl wooden sloop, new, built
by contract and armed with smooth bores. Her steam
speed IS not known, but it will not probably exceed
eleven knots per hour. She has compound engines
Enterprise (six guns), same class as the Adams
Essex (sx guns) same class as the Adams, only built
by the government
Alliance (six guns) same class as the Essex
Alert -four guns), an iron sloop new, built by
contract and armed with smooth borcs; speed under
steam about ten and half knots per hour. Last sum-
mcr she burned out one OF her boilers Bureau pat
term and narrowly escaped an explosion owing to the
new crait will probably soon sgo upn like rocket
with all board Verdict, ''No one to blamen OF
course Why not9 This vessel is of the cheap and
limsy order.
Huron -four guns), the the Alert
Ranger -four guns), the same as the Huron.
Wachusett (sx gunsl, wooden screw sloop, rotting
in ordinary at Boston She needs extensive repairs.
Has battery of smooth bores and is nine knot ship
Mohican eight guns) wooden screw sloop, repair
Ing at Mare Island, and will probably class with Van
iaa when completed.
Tuscarora (sx Guns) wooden screw sloop. In fair
condition, having been partially repaired recently She
has battery OF smooth borcs Her steam speed is ten
knots.
Wyoming (six guns) a wooden screw sloop laid up
At Washington for repairs. Her battery of smooth
Dores This vessel IS like the Iroquois, and built
1t the same time 1885,
Narragansett five guns), old wooden soop,
with the model of bread tray and battery OF smooth
bores. When in good condition steam knots
per hour, and with fresh breeze ahead will make
and half two knots. Fit ior nothing but movable
coal hulk to tho South Pacific squadron, but might
burn up all her cargo coal II she got sstrappedn in
gong TO her station like that famous -ship COM
manded by an od-iashioned naval ass who would
double reef topsais at every black cloud She used up
all her cargo OF provisions in going 10 Port Mahon, and
brought dozen gross of dead eye buttons and jack
knives and six months allowance OF tin pots and mess
kettles
Monocacy (six guns), iron paddle wheel double
cnder. In commission on Asatic station She has
been there long that naval officers in this part of the
world know little about her. She has battery of
smooth bores and her speed is about nine and half
knots
Ashueot lsix guns, paddle wheel double ender
but built of wood In other respects like the Monocaoy
only slower and of less These vessels worth
less for purposes; but doubtless serve scare
Cinnamon, whose junks give them very wide berth
as they 'yaw rather dangerously Double enders of
this class the terror of ''bug light" keepers,
thpv sal qta viii ngiv
WINNIPEG is said TO have shoered so certain
sion in going up to Norfolk that the keeper of the
Craney Island light abandoned his charge terror,
fearing TO be run down and utterly demolished.
Kansas three gunsl wooden screw gunooat,
mouth, \. II. Has speed Of nine knots. She was /
originally much iastcr.
Nipsic three gunsl wooden screw gunboat "Re-
pairing" at Washington. Armament OF smooth bores. |
Speed, nine knots.
Saco three gunsl, a wooden screw gunboat In COM
mission Originally quite last, ana has battery of |
smooth bores. Her present speed Is not known.
Nyack phree gunsl, wooden screw gunboat rot /
ting at Marc Island, aud will probably be repaired" /
II Congress votes enough money.
Shawmut Uhree gunsl, wooden screw gunboat. In !
commission, armed with smooth bores. speed, nine
knots
Yantc three guns, of the same class as the Shaw
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Michigan (eght howitzers smooth bores) an old
paddle wheel steamer built of iron and still in good
condition. She steam very iairy smooth water,
and is good vessel for the service IN which she is
ployed, when that service Is not sinecure as now
THIS completes the list OF thirty socacd "third !
rates" The reader can draw his own conclusions
TO their efficiency vessels in these times
RATES
Frolic eight smooth bore howitzers), a captured /
blockade runner She is an iron paddle wheel craft. /
originally fourteen knot vessel but "lmprovcdn by
the Bureau OF Steam Engineering so that she now goes
seven aud one-hali knots under favorable conditions 4
and requires coal barge IN tow TO get from port
port on recent voyagc to Montevdco from Norfolk !
she burned nearly much coal as the Voltage, Eng
llsh ship OF 600 tons the station, will proba-
bly, In her four years cruise This vessel sent
out to ascend the la Plata but as she draws twelve
of water she go much beyond the port of
Ensenada and useless Tor service there f
she were In China. Her howitZcrs place her nearly
equal terms for war purposes with a modern Chinese
Junk. The Bureaus improvements have pretty well
finished the famous "a d. Vance"
Gettysburg two smooth bore howzersL This is
other blockade runner, with Bureau 'improvcmcntsn
but Is made useful in the surveying service.
rallapoosa two howuzersl Is rebuilt double
cnder Alter she recently finished at Baltimore
her cabin did "suit, ana pulled TO pieces and
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