The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-04
PLAN OF BIG OREOGE
ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE
HARBOR IMPROVEMENT SERVICE.
THE BIDS OF CONTRACTORS
WILL nE OPENED AND CONTRACT
AWARDED TOMORROW.

Specification show Dredge VIII he
One of Largest BuiIt-She Will De
Equipped According TO Most Mod
ern MethOds-The Quarters Will
BE Fitted With bathrooms and
other Convenicnces and Electric
Lighting Will he Installed
Throughout.
The big sea-going suction dredge for
use in Savannah harbor, bids for the
construction of which are to be opened
tomorrow at noon. will be one of the
finest dredges in the service, and one
which will be fitted to do any work to
which she may be assigned. The
specifications for the dredge are now
in the Office of Col. Quinn and are suffi-
Gent to indicate what kind of vessel
is to be built.
The specifications cali for a ea-going,
steel, twin screw, suction dredge. The
hull. as well as the bins, will be of
steel and constructed in the most mod
ern and approved manner The length
of the hull between the perpendiculars
will be 166 feet and the length over
all will be III feet making the vessel
one of the largest in the service. The
moulded beam will be IS feet and the
moulded depth will be 10 feet. All of
the steel used in the construction of
the dredge must be first subjected to
the seVerest tests, and if unsatisfactory
in any detail, better quality must be
used. The woodwork must also be of
the best, seasoned, and well finished
wood, and all must be favorably passed
upon by the inspecting officer.
steel Plated Sand-Bins.
There will be two large coal bunkers
built into the vessel, one on each side
of the boiler and two companionwdys
There will be two masts of Oregon pine
and six shrouds will be allowed to each.
The contractor must also place the
name which is chosen for the vessel on
the stern in 10-inch cast brass letters,
the letters to be gilt.
There will be two sand bins and these
are required to be plated with the best
quality steel. The plating viii be a
half inch in thickness for eleven feet
above the base line. and from that
point to the top only three-eighths OF
an inch thick
The pilot house, captains room, IN
spector's room, firemens forecast1e,
the sailors forecastle, the state rooms,
the boiler room and the machine shop,
will all be built with a view to the
purpose they are to serve. Red plush
cushions will be placed in all the sleep
ing rooms, and the pilot house will be
fitted with leather cushions. All out
side doors are to be of Michigan pine.
The windows of the pilot house must
be finished in hard wood. and all 9TH
ers with the same finish as is put OH
the rooms in which they are. All of
the staterooms, messrooms officers
rooms, and bathrooms. are to be fur
nished with inside blinds of the same
finish as the rooms, and the uniformt-
~ of finish is to be preserved through
out. even to the minutest detail.
sailors and Officers Quarters.
The firemens and sailors quarters will
be aft, extending aft from the after
end of the bin to the stern of the
vessel Both will be built so that they
can be reached by a companionway.
The sailors forecastle will be on the
starbOard side. They will be fitted with
eight berths and a bathroom, the lat
ter furnished with five foot porcelain
lined BAH tub. The iremens fore
castle Will be built on the port side of
the dredge and will consist of ten
bcI ms bathroom, etc, corresponding
TO the sailors forecastle.
For the petty officers four staterooms
will be on the lower deck forward, and
these will be fitted with bathrooms
and other conveniences. The specifi-
cations also require that each state
room be erected with one or two berths,
four drawers under the lower berth
and with washstand and other neces-
stiles convenient.
There Will be two propeling engines
vertical, inverted, direct acting. open
frame, surface condensing fore and
aft compound engines with fifteen and
thirty inch diameter cylinders They
must have a common stroke of twenty
four inches, driving four baded cast
iron propellers, seven feet and six
inches in diameter. This will give the
dredge very good speed for the class
of vessel which she is
To BE Electric Lighted.
In addition, the necessary bells and
speaking tubes are provided for, the
suction pipes will be of the latest pat
tern and will consist of two ten-foot
smooth bore hose Dumb waitek will
be installed throughout and every
necessity and convenience placed in
position. The vessel will be wired
throughout for electric lighting
The specifications will be opened to-
morrow noon at the office of the can
tam OF engineers in the Witherspoon
building in Philadelphia. and the con-
tract will be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsihle bidder at once The one to
whom the contract is awarded must
specify the time at which the vessel
will be completed and must start work
within fifteen days after being notified
that the contract has been awarded
10 him. He must also give bond for
the faithful performance Of the work
he oh
that the work Of building the dredge
will take at least one. year. and il