The Republican journal., 1901-03-28
A NEW GovERN,dsHr DREDcEa.

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Designed by Capt. Ernest O. Patterson.
Capt. E. O. Patterson is at Petersburg.
Virginia, where he was ordered to inspect
the construction of the largest dredging
steamer owned by the government. Capt.
Patterson made the drawings and specifica-
lions for this ship, the hull and machinery as
well as boilers. The steamer is 200 feet long.
40 feet beam and q feet hold and will meas
ure 1900 tons. She has total capacity for
sand of 1000 cubic yards. The propelling en-
CINE, is 22x44x3O with 10 propeller Then
there are two pumping engines connected to
the sand pumps, 14x26x18, 300 hOrse-pow-
er each. The sand pumps are 18. The
suction pipes are Is drain and 70 feet
pipes are 49, and carry the sand to the
bins forward and aft. There are two
Scotch boilers IA feet diameter and 70 feet
long, with total of 1900 horsepower in
the two boilers. She has fresh water tanks
for 8, 500 gallons. There are two steam hoist
ers to handle the suction pipes, steam steer
ing gear, steam windlass for Il chain, two
$500 Id. anchors, steam capstan, boats
and sails. In the between decks forward
are rooms for captain, quartermasters, sailers
and cooks, with bath, hot and cold water
and toilet. Aft on lower deck are two
forecastles, one for the firemen and coal
passers, with both hot and cold water and
two toilets; and one for the sailers with
bath. hot and cold water and two toilets.
There are also two wash rooms and long
mess room for them all to eat in. The be-
tween decks in the living quarters and en-
CINE room will be finished in hard woods and
vanished. The coal bunkers are built of
steel, with a total capacity of $50 tons.
There are four los gallons oil tanks for en-
CINE use, and two 70 gallon oil tanks for
paint Oil and turpentine will be on this deck.
The house aft on the main deck will be
finished in cherry, with oak floors There is
one galley, 12x14, with tile floor, with two
store rooms, officers mess room for the cap
tain, chief mate a mess room for asst. en-
gneers, second mate, carpenter, quarter
master and oilers; an officers bath room
with hot and cold water; spare room chief
engineers room 12x14 room for two mates,
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In the forward house on the main deck is a
boiler room, 21x23; and work room, 17x23,
fitted up with all kinds of tools for small
work On top of this house is the captains
room and pilot house, finished in cherry.
The pilot house is 7x12s with hard wood
floor, bell pulls, speaking and sounding
tubes to engine room, compensating COM
pass. two pairs of glasses, barometer, clock
and set code signals, and electric bells to all
parts of the ship. The captains room is
12x15 and has a hard wood floor There is a
large wash room with bath for hot and
cold water ) also toilet This is partitioned off,
and is SKA, which makes very compact
room, with all the modern conveniences.
There is large seat with plush cushions,
lockers 3x3 for clothes and trunks, fine
chart table and locker combined, and nice
roll-top desk There are electric bells to
the chief engineers, master carpenters,
quartermasters and cooks rooms, so that
the captain can call any one. There is
bridge feet wide which goes from side to
side just forward of the captains room.
All the sleeping rooms are provided with
screen doors and windows and set basins
with running water. The steamer will carry
a crew of 40 men. The estimated speed for
this ship is 10 miles per hour. This ship
will remove 1000 tons of sand per day, and
will be operated ON Charleston Bar. She
will consume about 20 tons of coal per day.
1t is expected she will be completed in
April. This is the third ship Capt. Patter-
son has designed and Superintended the
construction Of for the Engineer Depart
ment 1t is not yet known who will COM
mand her; but it is thought that E. l. An
derson, formerly of Belfast, will be APP
pointed chief engineer. He will have a
crew of 20 men under him.