The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10
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The New Steam Yacht Osceoln succrssfuily
Launched Yesterday.


The steam yacht Osceoln. owned by Thomas L.
Watt of the American Yacht Club, was success
fully launched yesterday morning from her
cradle in Sam Pync's shipyard, foot of Twenty
fourth street, Brooklyn. Her boilers will DO
placed in position at Tcbo's basin in n few days,
and her engines, which are being made by Sulli-
van, will follow at n later date.
The Osccola, which, up to the present time.
has not been seen by her owner. will be enrolled
in the Atlantic and American yacht clubs,
and will rank among the fastest vessels In the
fleet if the expectations of her designer and
owner arc realized. Her guaranteed speed is
fifteen miles an hour. and judging by her almost
too fine lines she will exceed that by two or
three miles under natural draugh;. She is built
OF wood, but the ~piankinE Of her skin is so per.
serve " 10 see the the seams Ssh She has s'O . clip
per bow and a short pole bowsprit. Her
Gi snEsh on wafer sss: linen hsnT FIG 2 iost; f BEAM ny Is ,fs feet;
and depth OF hold. 10 feet. She has II draught
of = feet !, 9 id Inches S;:, she me is is schooner St,s% wi rigg sed WITH
that extend 90 feet further skyward., All
standing rigging is Of the best chsreoal.tem;
I pcred steel wire. Her frames are double. and
the planking. Of yellow pine. is two inches thick
and fastened with galvanized iron Lofts. The
nal plankinR one.half inch thick. making her eX-
centionally strong in construction.
is used for the deck, which is flush except for q
pilot house forward. This is connected with a
ulUlnR TOOm cSlcHullB clBHlccu lcct luIliltE a
Over the engine room is II skylght two and II
half feet in height. while further aft there are
two more skylights, the forward one for rcnti-
lation and light for the staterooms ana passage
way and tho after one for the saloon. Twenty
feet from the stcrnpost is the main companion
way leading to tho saloon. on either side OF
which is II handsomely upholstered transom.
From the after end of the saloon open
the doors of two large staterooms with STATION
airy bedsteads, under which are large lockers.
The centre OF the saloon is occupied by n large
polished oak extension table, and in the after
end, between the doors uf the staterooms, are
fitted n bookcase and wine locker. A passnge-
way from the forward bulkhead of the saloon
leads to the staterooms forward, two on each
side. and at the extreme end OF the passage are
tho toilet and bath rooms. fitted with the latest
appliances. All the woodwork of the interior Is
white enamelled with trimmings OF chartered
oak.
The midships section is reserved for the ma
chincry. which will consist of TWO Scotch hnil-
crs and n compound engine capable of turning
np 200 revolutions per minute on the sh n.
Forward of the machinery splcc. is q galley
five feet wide, connected by II dumb waiter
with the dining hall on deck and thanked on
either side with rcfrigcrators AMI stewards
pantry. Forward OF this on the port side is
the Captains ca bin and chart room. ana on this
starbo ird side are staternoms for the engineers.
mate, and steward. all of them opening on the
officers mcssroom. FOrw ard of this is the fore
castle. in which tho hunks are the folding iron
frame variety. The Osceola will be placed in
commission within a month.