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Figure 18.' — Sail plan of Fulton's Steam Battery as reconstructed for model in the Museum of 

 History and Technology. 



the ends of the hull, as well as by the heel bitts shown 

 in the Danish lines drawing. With the riding bitts 

 shown inboard of the heel bitts at each end of the 

 vessel, it is obvious that she would work her ground 

 tackle at both ends and would therefore require two 

 capstans; the wheelbox would prevent effective use 

 of a single one. The capstans might be doubleheaded, 

 as in some large frigates and ships-of-the-line. 



As to the remaining deck fixtures, hatches and fit- 

 tings, these must be entirely a matter of speculation. 

 I.addcrways, passing scuttles, hatches, trunks, galley, 

 heads and cabins were obviously required in a fighting 

 ship and can only be located on the theory that, when 

 completed, the Battery was a practical vessel. 



It has been stated thai the officers' cabins were over 

 the lace; the logical place for the he. ids. galley, 

 wardroom and mess also would be over the race, 

 giving the remaining part of the gun deck for the 

 necessary hatches, ladderways, trunks, etc., in the 

 two hulls, space required for armament, and to 

 slint; the hammocks of a watch below. As the vessel 



was never fully manned, apparently, the space for 

 hammocks is not a serious problem in a reconstruction. 

 If the vessel had been manned as proposed by 500 

 men, hammocks for over 200 would have been re- 

 quired, which would give very crowded quarters in 

 view of the limited space available. 



Though no specific requirements were stated in 

 the reports of the trials, it seems reasonable to suppose 

 that additional hatches were cut in the decks to im- 

 prove the fireroom ventilation. In the reconstruction 

 drawings, these hatchways as well as the other deck 

 openings and deck fittings — such as bilge pumps, 

 companionways, skylights, binnacles, wheels and 

 wheel-rope trunks, cable trunks, steampipe casings, 

 and stack fiddleys have been located in an effort to 

 meet the imagined requirements of the working of 

 a ship of this unusual form. 



There are some unanswered questions that arose 

 in the preparation of the reconstruction drawings. As 

 has been shown, the original inboard arrangement 

 plan found in Copenhagen shows four smokestacks, 

 wlnlc Marestier's sketch of the vessel's boilers shows 



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