The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-14
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This grand and imposing specimen Of the naval
I power OF Her Majesty Tictoris, Quesn Of Great
Britain and Empress Of India, bearing tie FAC Of
/ Admiral Irons commander Of Her Britannia
/ Majesty naval forces n the Pacific, arrived Of
this pors on the sth inst s. days from C4liao
Pe-z ~ 81 Caaries and AIbel1narie islands Of the
Galapagos SrozR
The S.r7ftsps sailed from CzIlao sauuary sth
I and from The Galapagos group Feb. 6th, making
during her t-iq hitler over 500 miles under sAil
alone This flagship OF the English naval forces
! n The Pacific : an aruored hark-ricCed IAN;
400 tons brrthsn. $50 tons displzce1nent; has
engines Of 500 nominal and 500 Indicated horse'
/ y,oEcr. She carries complement al told Of so
sous. The vessel < nov drawing = feet inches,
draft which conpels her anchorI1c outside tie
hzrhor The following description Of the vessel
not as complete a. more extended stay could
have made il, yti # affords fair idea Of this
marine monster.
-HE AsN1SE1SI.
The batteries properly speaking. are two II
number, and art situsfed directly over each other
II hcx-shaped apartments In The lower snd cen
t-s battery an 81 S-inch Woolzich rites u tons
each. and each Cal throw shot shell Of - lbs
weight, charge Of 30 lbs Of powder being used
Directly above Is the other battery containing four
sinch guns Of the Sine pattern one IN each conner
Both these batteries are protected fore AID al oy
a-Inoreo thWar1-shIp buikheacs : inches thick.
which when closed make these huge boxes water
tight and the bow and stern Of the vessel could be
Tlddls5 With shot AID shell without ay great oet-
rIrne1t 70 the destructive abilities Of this portion
Of the ship Besides those monsters tkere are
eighf - ponder rifles b7eech-loadinc. throwing
2rpo1n6 rrolectlis, using charge Of IS lbs OF
powder. capable Of penetrating 6sS inches Of lro1
at 800 Yards. These guns are quite novelty N
construction and characteristics. as evInced BY
their weight only ton, non-recoilnS. and using
Discharge force OF sHr-Lalf the weight Of the pro
lectile. The S.1ffSar IS the only vessel that has
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tiles seem 20 recommend ttem As N elective sd-
!unc- fox o5ense OF defense Ten Nor eufeldts
three on each after quarter. One at each coming
tower, and two forward. complete the complement
Of the ships batteries There are, however, boat
guns for Use n the tops OF boats when necessity.
But tie armament OF the vessel does not consist Of
the guns solely, there ara hundreds Of hand gre
nades, rorTeC1oes. etc. ready for service. noSi
does the vessel - supplied with Il witch rest IN
Their steel cases az the bottom Of the main ladder
on the Gun deck. These automatic instruments Of
destruction ere discharged troIn tie ships SIDE by
means Of compressed ar usually under water. but
The SiHffsrrr's may he discharged frorn the deck
Of ths vessel These torpedoes are fitted with en-
ciues which working by the compressed air with
which portion Of the torpedo casing Is filed,
work propeller attached and n vessel several
miles away usy be reached quietly and silently by
these destructive engines Of vnr. and blown up BY
the Cun cotton with which the torPedoes are
charged.
EeINEs lSD EAoENmI.
The machinery connected with hss engines |
weighs over 100 tons Eer engines are expansion |
and surface c1ndsnsers, built by Ma1dslay Of |
London and are capable Of making 20 revolutions
per minnie the vessel then gong az an estimated
speed Of l33z knots In the two condensers there
are u miles Of COPPER piping, She IS supplied |
with p furnaces which heat the boilers II which
there are over 200 tubes. Her usual full supply |
OF coal Is so ions The main shaft Is Is inches IN
diameter. and = feet II length. wonderful mass |
Of iron Inc propeller Is tvO-hladed, each blade
90 s7~1.s
j capable Of being raised above the water when 4
the vessel Is under sail alone. Besides the main
shaft there Is another shaft about 80 feet length
and abGlt inches II diameter. which Is connect
cd and used with the steam steering apparatus. /
There Is also electrical engine Of = horse 1
power. winch Is used II connection WITH the three
electric lights Of 200 candle power each, fWildes
apparatus with which the vessel Is supplied, and 1
also when electricity Is used 10 discharge the heavy
guns. CONDENSED air engines for the Whitehead /
torpedoeS. pumping engines, and other engines i
can Be found by the patient visitor, who has the
TINE and inclination 70 view and study the ponder
Gus and interesting machinery Of the vessel but II
VIII take several DAYS tirae before becoming farniI
lar enough with them 10 designate of hand.
III QCARIEs
The Aduiral's main cabin Is on the gun deck.
aft and IS q comfortable and cosy apartment.
On the upper deck there Is another cabin, also at
the aftenost part Of the vessel. and also used BY
the Admiral On this upper deck are also the
rooms OF the Captain and chief Secretary. On the
gun deck forward Of the AdmiraIs cabin IS the
NardrUorn. Of Of which are the rooms Of the Com
InEDder, Paymaster, Surgeon and Gunnery and
Torpedo LleutenRu1S- On this deck are also the
quarters Of the other line officers and engineers !
Further forward are the calleys- and beyond, the
Of the men. On the berfk deck Is the
=. SICK bay" and store room tor the mems bags
boxes, etc. also the engIne-roon and the mess
rooms Of the mechanics and musicians Aft on |
this deck j. q portion Of the steering apparatus.
Below comes tho engine, boilers and otker nachin-
cry Of the vessel and further down IS the skin Of
the upper bottom. Aspace of about -four feet sep
arates the inner aud outer bottoms, and should |
injury happen 10 the vessels outer covering from
shot or contact with rock the inner one
IS sufficiently strong 10 still float the vessel. The
vessel Is supplied with steering wheels, those
worked by steam being capable Of being manipu-
atad by a child eight years old. Coming towers
sTe On the T,1TI and starbuard sides Of the upper
deck and from which towers the entire instructions
are given during action. how TO maneuver and
light the ship communication being had by means
4 bells trumpets, etc with every part Of the res
ieL space forblos more extended description Of
liileT portions Of the vessel. information regarding
which had been kindly supplied by Commander
Gunnerv Lieutenant Hastings Lees,
idmirals Secretary Liddell. Chief Engineer John
on and Sub Lis1tenants Goldfnoh and Coode;
We advise all who car, 10 take advantage of next
sunday and visit the vessel for themselves assur-
NJ visitors that they are welcome and sure Of
,ourieous treatment from the officers and men Of
4. B. NJ. :. >ir!ffsars.
The following Is ysii75T. list Of the officers of
]. b. N. :. S,1ffsrrs:
Eear-Adm5rsl-Al-ernou Mel Lyons
FIzE-LEeuIouaur-A Erau-Thorlas :
Secretary -tfe1r-e Lizdeu
Clerks 10 Lhc >ecrttary-Charles Z Meredith I'd |
-urd z Gipps
CapfaiI--U { Aifchisdu
CunlIlauLer-Cruv NEiuwlriuE
LieufcuautsioGu II Henderson. A I kuapfou. J. e. !
Wander Byi, Z Il Short and
GGEueTT Licuf--HlstlIEs r Lees
Torpedo Lieu1.-Hur A Bethel
Staf Eornr1luder-T Robertson
Captain N1riues-H D Robinson
Chaplain and Naval Ilstructgr-Bev DE- Granville. 7
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>taf >ar-ed1-R Il No-a. II D :
rlyul1ster-L J. 2. Eroesmlu z
Chief EuEiucar-L II johnson 4
Sub-Lieufeullfs-T 2 Il Code ! II Go.dfuch Z
SurEe1us-li J. Crdcktr. G r Wales
Asst payua-iCE-A Dawson
En-iucCrs-A >Tlldiu-. 7 EEle
Assistant Eu-lueeT-5 Carey
Gunner Grant
Bo-tsuaiEs-H smith. Iuuis Puckey acting
Carpeuter-W u Thomas
Niidshi prlcn--H { >cro-Es- = : Luard- c " Keicnly
each. q ? Henderson Il = ] Clarke 7 A Hodge. J. D
De Ssns1larez. a 7 Dawson. 2 c A Ogilvy. \ e Pal
lCr- G Fowler. J u Fildes p Il Munro. G G Home
D Baker.
Clerks--s Clarke z II Neat Il + HID
Assistant CIerk-E - " Alton
Native Press.
From tie lFrir1ii Pee Aiau, March To-, isssJ
The nation from Hawaii to Kauai is asking,