New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-22
NEW OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

VESSELS IN PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.
THREE STEEL VESSELS BUILDING IN EUROPE-DE-
scRIP1IoN OF THE CITY OF RoME-A NEW
STEAMER BUILDING AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
REvENUE-cUTrERs.
There are building on the Clyde at the present
time three great steel steamships for the Atlantic
trade which in comfort, capacity and speed are ex-
pected to surpass anything afioat One OF these Is
the City of Rome, building for the lnman Line TO ply
between New York aud Liverpool II ~ expected that
she will he put in service early in 1881 She will be
the largest and most powerful steamer afioat, eX-
cepting the Great Eastern. bor tonnage being 5000
with engines of 1900 horsepower. Her estimated
speed is seventeen knots an hour under favorable
crcums tancas, and this WI make the trip tbetween
New-York and Liverpool less than seven days in
length Her dimensions are: $40 feet length on
the keel, and 800 feet over all ~ feet beam, 3S
feet depth of hold and depth from top of deck
houses TO keelson, 80 feet.
of the passengers, and the vessel when thoroughly
fitted with all the latest and most elaborate I'M
provcments, will be virtually floating palace she
will be fitted with four masts, thus allowing great
spread of canvass in case OF need. These are
called the foremost. the fore nainmast, after-maln,
mast and ilgger-mast The hull is to be built OF
steel, with Il double bottom, with eleven trans
verse bukheads and two Longitudinal bulkhcads
through the engine and boiler space. On the prom
enade OF hurricane deck to be the wheel-hOuses.
loukOuts electric Ightsa ca bin passengers smoking
ROOM the captains aud the first-ofces chart-roons,
especially capaclous state-room for the
directors, and numerous skylights and ventiiator5
Special attention will De paid to light and yentila-
ton From the hurricane deck also will hang the
twelve liGe-boas. On the upper, or spar deck, be-
glunIng forward. the captains state-roo!n u
ladies' drawing-roOm, with accommodations for u
hundred persons, elaboraely and artlslcaily iurn-
ished; the galley, scu'lery ana bakery u large
smoking ca bin, with room for a hundred smokers
officers state-rooms and a hospital. well ait In
stead of forward ~
The saloon on the main deck begins about 80 feet
abaft the foremost and runs aft to the fore-ma IN
mast. thus being in the most comfortable part oil
the vessel. Indeed the entire cabin acc2minoda-
tons are az near amdslips as they can be, ana
where there will be the least motion to the vessel.
There revolving seats at the tables In the caDiD
for the accommodation of 275 persons. The
CABIN being entirely separated from the galley
and the carving-rooms. all disagreeable
smells from the food are avoided. Inc
saloon runs the entire width of the vessel,
and is nearly twice the capacity OF the City OF Der
lin. Next abaft the saloon come the commodious
state-roOms for cabin Passengers each with TWO
oerths and a sofa, and running ait to the lIgRer-
mast, with space for more than 300 cabin passen-
gers. Upon the same deck are twelve bathrooms
There are also to be BARRIERS shop, bOot-ceanlng
well as music room, and conservatory. For
ward of the saloon on the same deck IL the Tor
ward steerage" with capacity Tor 2!6 passengers.
and abaft the cabin stater0Oins ~ the AFTER
steerage." with accommodations for 200. Ihe
Storage quarters so arranged that they can be
used for freight purposes by folding up the par
titions and berths 80
Another steamship now building at Glasgow IL
for the Guion Line, the details OF construction of
which have not yet reached this side. She VIII also
be built of steel. with tonnage of about 5000
and 10000 horsepower engines. III 10 estimated
that her speed will be about seventeen knots an
hodr The SeryIa, the third steamship now build
ing of steel. is to be 1900 tons and to have al es
tImated speed of seventeen knots an hour.
The North German Lloyd has CONTRACTED for
new steamship, to be built OF steel by John Elder
q Co., Govan. 1t Is to be 400 feet in length, 40
feet BEAM 50 feet depth of hold and IS to be ready
for service by September /. 1850.
For several weeks past peasure-seekers gong TO
or coming from Manhattan Beach by way of Green
point have had their attention called TO three
handsome black steamers lying at tho Manhattan
Beach Pee. Upon their sterns were the words
"Resguarl0s del Campeachy." Reseuardos del
Progreso" and "Resguarolos del Iampco." To
those who were unable to translate these Mexican
titles into English they have remained a mystery
some knowledge Of the boats. These trim little
crafts are Mexican rcvenue-cutters, built Tor the
Mexican Government by BabcOck < Wilcox, of
tins city. They to be stationed at the ports of
Canpeachy, Progreso, and Iampico respectively
They are each 81 feet III length II feet PIG inches
BEAM and the draught of wafer when in service il
about four feet. They have two masts fore and
Abridged and the compound engines ana boilers
especially designed for these boats, of the latest
improved pattern. Upon the trial trip thcy de-
veloped speed of thirteen and a half knots an
hour They sailed from this port few days ago
and yesterday put into Charleston for coal and
PROVISIONS. They will next stop at Key West. Fla,
where they will take in coal and provisions, and
then push on TO Vera Cruz, Mexico.
At GreenpOint John EnRils Il Son are build
ing a steamship for the Ncw-York and Charles
ton Steamship Company. She VIII be launched IN
about six weeks, and when ready for will
probably run fifteen knots an hour, thus making the
trip between New-Yo,k and Charleston III two
go feet: beam, 10 feet ; depth of hold, 21ll feet
his vessel will be fitted with compound engines
and with six boilers will have abundance OF
power