Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
For the Smyrna Times.
Arrival of the Galatea."


The GalGteG reached Marblehead
Mass, on the 1st inst, after an un.
eVentful voyage of thirty-fve days
crossing the Atlantic from Southamp-
ton, England. She came over under
jury masts carrying a leg-ofmutton
mainsail' stay-sail and jib-forward.
This rig will of course be laid aside
and she will appear for racing sloop
rugged
The cutter GaIotea was built for
Lieutenant w. Hem, r. n, by John
Reid, at Port Glasgow, Scotland, from
designs furnished by J. Bcayer-Webb,
and measures as follows: Length on
deck over all, 100 feet at water line
50 $40 feet moulded beam, Is feet :;
depth of hold at lowest place, 18 feet.
3 inches; draught. 13 feet, 6 inches.
The fGidte0 is built Of milled steel
flush laid, and was launched Nav 1st
1855, and fitted out expressly to chal-
lenge the New York Yacht Club for
the ownership of the Queens Cup,
won by the yacht Amcyica from Eng
land, now over a quarter Of a cen
tury ago. The profile of the Galafea is
that, according to the dimensions. of a
nlnety-ton cutter with the ends of her
sheer hung lower than in the Genesfa.
This dropping especially aft, fulls out
the run or quarter and carries the sides
further along in this direction than is
usually seen. Absolutely this is of no
advantage only to keep her from heel
ing over too far to reach bearings az
the transom must be kept down when
the sheer is thus dropped, involving so
many changes in the vessels perform
ance that it should be undertaken with
extreme caution. Below this, again,
the keel plates are carried down to
their depth and the cavity inside filed /
with lead; this is an Improvement over /
the PUritdnS lead keel, which is bolted .
on the outside. 1t is reported that the
workmanship on the immersed hall of .
the Gdidtea is of the finest description,
not bolt, screw-head. or unfair line to
mar the perfect symmetry of her shane. |
and as she rides at anchor at Marble
head, en- diShGbiHe, her sides shine
the coating of white paint like
The polished steel that it is. On deck
novelties have been introduced with an
eye to the main chance, by so arrang-
ng the deck fittings that square. un-
slightly projections should not be a
standing menace by offering hold to
he wind. The forecastle is large and
'oomy, the scuttle leading to it is an
steel pipe, high enough
ma strong enough to make a line fast
o 1t, or in a twinkling take turn.
Forward of this the steel bits leave
he torcastle clear for handling the
lih-sheets. Alongside the
orecastle skylight there is a scuttle for
he sail-locker, and on the other side
mother for the spinnaker boom to pass
under the fOre-stay. Standing for
ward and looking aft it is noticed that
many of the minor deck fittings as
veil as the bulwarks, stanchions. etc.
re OF the tavorite English wood
eak. Such fittings to the masts as
apstans and bits are, of course. in
teel. Lifeline eyelets on each side in I
IIcate that the crew in going aft to
atten or pay out main sheet. will
ave to get there through the water to
aeward, while the officers pace the
eek dry-shod to windward. This ar l
angement essentially makes the Gaia &
20 not only a salt water boat, but also ]
cry exclusive-man-of-war style. as it
'ere-" What, sir How dare YOU c
'alk between the wind and my nobil- t
y ?" +
II the exterior of the Galatea reflects !
reat credit upon her builders for the il
xquisite display of workmanship. v
1ey also fully sustain it in the cabins. d
he main saloon is panelled in walnut Il
nd maple, with gold mouldings show n
lg much taste. The after-cabin is in o
alnut and Hungarian ash, the surface il
Oilshed and executed in cabinet work s,
yle. Forward of the main saloon is b
large and complete pantry, adjoining q
hlch is spare room which can be ST
lprovised into bath room and here W
ie deck plan ends. We have vet to I
uch upon the most important part of tC
e Gdtdted, and that is the bow. II
reference to the principal dimen, So
ons as given here will show the d.
myth on deck to be just 100 feet. in g
lding, no doubt, the flare of the in
hight heads, to be exact if this meas. -
ement followed the deck line it was
u Of horizontal by just the rise of the
Ger on the stem, amounting to some-
ing when a time allowance is made
d the length used as a factor. The tv
lgth, on deep water line, is SO and of
10 feet and being taken horizontal is ed
rrect. The depth of hold is 13 feet tn
d 3 inches, while the draught of it
lter is l3 feet, inches. It will be WI
en- from this how very deep the TO
ILatea sits in the water and then she FL
only 10 feet wide in beam. At most 10
r free-board above deep water line
Ily amounts to the depth of keel be-
" the bottom plates, and as the lty
ates and ribs occupy very little ver- tal MI
'al space, presumably the GaLatea,s W
ee-board, or lowest place in deck 81
eer showing above the water is not tal
ora than TX inoho. m. Di