Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

steam will be supplied from SIN ocoLcH
boilers. Ii feet in diameter by llts
feet in length. at working pressure
of LOO pounds. The boilers Will nave
three steel corrugated furnaces. 5uo
square feet of CRATE surface and l2,Wo
square feet OF heating furnace. Inc
crank shaft will be Of the built-up
TYNE. The steamer is expected 10 make
her contract speed on q draught OF ~
feet 6 inches. The interior furnishings
OF the vessel will be in almost every
instance far more elaborate than in the
Richard Peck, and the equipment VIII
be of the very best. including
Williamson steam steerer with cylinder
G by 6 inches, a windiass of the Ameri-
can Ship Windlass Co. type, katzen-
stein hacking and a full outfit of Blake
duplex pumps. The Maryland company
is making every effort TO carry out the
idea of the designers to have the new
steamer especially safe, and four water
tight bulkheads will be fitted. The
contract for the vessel was let Noyem-
Der Sd, 1893, and calls for her delivery
on September Sd, 1929.
What might be called the second
epoch in the development Of the
American tramp" steamer is found |
in the construction Of two steel golfers
for the Boston Towboat Co., for which |
the keels were recently laid at the yard
OF the Maryland company. These YES
sells which are building in accordance
with rules OF the American Ship
Masters Association, will be 32i feet
between perpendiculars, AZ feet beam,
% feet depth nodded at side, feet
sheer forward and 3 feet sheer aft
Each collier will have seven bulkheads,
l - /. I'll CT will ha watpr-
| tight. The vessels will be schooner
rugged: each..will have two steel pole
masts and be fitted with hand steering
gear: one tank of capacity of 900
| gallons for the crew, two tanks of 1900
| gallons each in the engine room, and
| two hand fire pumps. Engines will be
OF the triple expansion type with cylin-
ders of 81, 35 and SO inches by AZ
inches stroke. A working pressure OF
ITO pounds and piston speed of 700
feet per minute is provided for. The
high and intermediate pressure cylin.
ders will be of the piston type and the
low pressure cylinder OF the slide valve
tpye. The crank shaft will he of sound
steel forgings in two pieces-the built
up type. The two Scotch boilers will
each be Ia feet in. diameter by lo1a
feet in length and fitted with Morrison
furnaces. There will be full equip
ment of Blake pumps and the auxiliary
machinery will include four Williamson
/ double drum engines and a Williamson
steerer, as we'll as steam windlass. Two
, 2O-foot metallic lifeboats and one IS
foot dingey will be provided. The con-
tracts for these golfers were placed in
January of this year and the boats are
to be delivered in October and Decem-
, Der. For the time being they will be
, employed in the coal trade on the
Atlantic coast, although they are a
| kind Of vessel that may readily be used
! 10 transatlantic trade If desired.
. 1t is expected that three weeks at
| the outside will see the tug Britannia
! building for the Baker Whiteley Coal
I Co. of Baltimore ready for launching.
' The Baker -Whiteley company has an
o extensive local business and the tug
Q will be required principally in harbor
S service, but she will DO of sea going
@ type in every respect and Will engage
d more or less in towing to the West
Q Indies. The Britannia is 1872 feet p!
9 inches over all, 125 feet Az incbe'
o between perpendiculars, % feet beam,
" Ia feet depth and 7 inches spring o
beam amidships. The hull is con
j. structed of mild steel and the deck
d house also of steel. Forward in thu
Il deckhouse will be mess room ceilec
., with white pine. Abaft of the mes
y room is the gallery and abaft OF thu
II gallery, lamp room and two wate
u closets. Aft of the engine room is tn
ID engineers room. The pilothouse con
10 tains the captains room, which vii
ID be finished in sycamore. The GREY
Or space will be forward below deck ant
oo | -. E,as IN, u.hita nina TIL
re tug will be fitted with two masts. Tn
r triple expansion engines Of the Bri
ut tannia will have cylinders Of l419, 231
h and 80 inches diameter by % inche
or stroke, designed for 1875 revolution
an and expected to develop 600 to $50 il
al dictated horse power. The high pressur
or cylinder will be fitted with piston valv
SO and the other cylinders with doubl,
d. ported slide valves. The surface col
in denser will have 1000 square feet I
be cooling surface The crank shaft is /
by the built-up type (steel for2ings) an
RS the propeller is four-bladed Of feet
by inches diameter. Steam is to be sui
38 piled to the engine from a Scotc
les boiler. of IS feet 8 inches diameter
of ii feet 6 inches length, at workir
To- pressure Of 1855 pounds. The tug vi
ID, be equipped with 1,000-gallon TAM
re- and ono 500 and one 5oo-pound ancho
ell together with steam windlass al
ply capstan. An electric plant will supp
in 80 l6-candle- power incandescent light
All The equipment otherwise will inclu'
it'll Williamson worm geared steerer, ca
ion iron towing bits l6 inches in diamet
and side bits 10 inches in diamete
ler one 16 foot cedar gig and one 20-fo
m metallic lifeboat. Warrington dupl
for pumps will be installed. The contra
nd for the tug was placed November l2t
md 1898, and she is to be delivered col
six plete not later than June LIST.
md Emblazoned in gold letters the Fl
nes length of the drawing room in t
ter marine department OF the Maryla
her Steel Co., are the words ss'Witho
ey, Haste, Without Delay. With Perfe
Gy: System. " The motto is thorough
DIV typical of the policy which is boi
I'm, pursued in all departments OF the pla
eet but nowhere is it better exempliti
TED than in the careful preparations Il
ute are being made for the construction
Ieet the large floating dry dock for t
the United States navy, which is to
ART stationed at Algiers. La, Plans
5he this dock were prepared by Clark
the Stanfield, the London engineers, "
OF also designed the Stettin and Havu
ave docks, but it will not be necessary
IONS call in representative of the design
iger to superintend the construction OF
ore dock This structure will be construc
in basin that is now being dredged
les Spnrrow's Point. Some of the do
'ssel planned by the London firm have b.
eek launched in the regular manner,