The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02
4 NEW REVENUE CUTTER
Plans Of the Steel Vessel to Be
Built on the Pacific
Coast.
All Of the Woodwork Will Be Con.
structed of the Finest Puget
Sound Fir.

United States revenue cutter No. 3 to be
built on the Pacific Coast will be the finest
in that service, provided with all the mod
ern improvements, except armament, of
the new cruisers. She win be single
screw composite propeller, hull 219 feet (
over all in length, SO feet 4 inches in beam, p!
and II feet 101@ inches in depth. Herr
draught will be about IA feet, aid displace-
ment 1890 tons. The specifications call
for frames and plates OF open-hearth steel,
the latter to have a tensile strength of
SO, 600 pounds per square inch. All of the
woodwork, planking, keels, etc. are to be
of Puget Sound fir, and the grain must
lie fiatways to the frames. The deck
planking must be of seasoned fine Puget
fir cut to lie vertical grain, free from
knots sapwood and other defects.
The whole of the decks are TO be planed
fair on the upper side, the work 10 be de-
ferred as long as possible so as to facilitate
delivering the vessel to the Government
with the decks in perfect condition.
The stern will be of manganese bronze,
the upper piece to be bossed out and
shaped for the passage of the boWsprit.
The stern frame and rudder head is to be
made of the same material The vessel
will he fitted with water-tight transverse
steel bulkheads, all the strakes TO be lap
jointed, lap. butted, single-riveted and
apart. In the coal bunkers, which will be
also inclosed with water-tight bulkheads
will be constructed a railway provided
with two coacars, for the proper transfer
of coal.
A thin coating of cement or other ap-
proved composition may be worked
on the inside of the hull, plating and
planking of the engine and boiler rooms
and shaft alley, also at the extremities of
the vessel and in the trimming tanks. The
Nindlass and capstan are to be of ap-
proved pattern complete with steam en-
gine.
The pilot-house, chartroom and bridge
woodwork will be of Puget Sound fir wei
fastened to steel frames; the window
sashes and blinds will be of cherry. The
wardroom and cabin bulkheads will be
constructed OF white pine with moldinqs
and trimmings of darker wood.
The staterooms are to be richly and
beautifully furnished with convenient
lockers, shelves and berths. The steam
steering engine will be of the most an
proved class, with steering wheels on the
main deck forward of the mizzen mast.
Speaklng,tuoes and mechanical telegraph
lines will connect all parts OF the vessel.
There will be six boats, two steam and four
rowing cutters, which will be slowed in
iron cradles strongly fitted under the
dayits. Two Franklyn life buoys will be
hung, as shown In the plans. The swing
iIS tdoieS anu DelCneS Tor tle crew VIII De
OF white ash, with galvanized iron fittings,
and so arranged as to be slowed up be-
tween the beams when not in uSe
complete electric plant will light the
vessel tore and aft. The armament will be
one and six pound rifles, mounted high to
tram above the ships rail.
The cutter will be three-masted, square
rlgged IN the fore, and with fore and aft
san on the main and mizZen masts. There
VII! be one sheet and two bower anchors,
eacn to weigh 1850 pounds, stream anchor
OF 200 pounds and three kedges of 400, 800
and 200, respectively. The bottom is to
ne sheathed with copper up to the water
ilne, the plates being coated with mix
lure OF turpentine and tallow before the
sheets are riveted on. All water-tight
compartments will be tested by being filed
with water, and all defects carefully noted
ard repaired.