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The Vessels History.
The greatest day in the history Of the
Kearsarge was June 10, 1854. when she
nj Ho-5a 60
cruiser Alabama.
The Kearsarge was built at the Ports
mouth navy yard. N. H. in 1861. and her
machinery was constructed by Woodruff
and Beach of Hartford, Conn. Lieut..
Robert H. Woods of the naval war records
office. in an article descriptive Of the wreck
ed vessel, says:
She belonged to the Yame class of ves-
sells as the Oneida, Tuscarora and Wachu-
sett. On June f. 1851 she was ordered to
be called the Kearsage, which was changed
TO kearsarge June 10. The former spelling
may account for the wrong pronunciation
SO OFTEN heard from old sailors, who speak
OF when was on the Kersag.' The ves-
sells name is from the Indian name of a
mountain in New Hampshire, whose sum-
init Is solid granite. The Kearsarge is a
tnird,rate screw sloop of 1O3l tons. built
| /,
beam, 80 feet 10 inches; Depth IL feet;
oraught OF water, with three months pro-
VISIONS and fully slowed, 13 feet inches
forward and IA feet inches aft. Her
maximum speed under the most favorable
circumstances was IA knots an hour ordi-
nary speed, to IL knots She was launch
ed September IL, 1861, and completed Janu-
ary Is, ls62. at total cost of 72,51499
The nrst few weeks out the Kearsarge
showed that she possessed no distinguishing
or superior qualities over her sister ships.
At the end of the first three weeks sea
voyage, having encountered some very Sc
we're weather. her commander reported
that with her present weight of armament
she is only adarted TO river and harbo~ de-
fense. Her bulwarks and combings of
matches are so extremely low and she rolls
SO deeply as to force the necessity of bat
tening down the matches even in moderate
gales
In moderate weather I have been COM
PEELED to walk about the cabin on gratings
and In rough weather in India rubber
boots"