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THE CIVIL ENGliNliER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[Sept. 



Table of Dimensions and Qualities of British and American Steam Vessels. 



SPECIFICATIONS AND PROPOSITIONS. 



CLASS A, heavy and Irigate built Steamers. 



G. Western. Acadia. | Oorgon. 



Missouri. 



I Kam- 

 scbatka. 



General 



avurage of 



Class A. 



CLASS B. 



Fulton. 



I LiOD and 

 Eagle. 



General 

 average of 

 Class B. 



1 Length bftvvuen perppnrliculars 



2 Hreailth btrt-veen paddle boxes 



3 Depth of hold 



4 Dividing angle of the bow at deep toad line 



5 . . . . at the (iffk 



6 Kntire weight with full load, ^thieflv estimated) 



7 Meu8'ired tonnage, as yer rule offered 

 ^ Horse poner of engine, as per rule offered 

 9| Draft of water at common or light load 



10 . . with fuel and stores for HiOO miles route 



3000 



i'^ Height of dect line (top of midship beam ends) above 



water, at greatest lof^d 

 13 Depth of centre of gravity of displacement of midship 



cross section at full load 

 l-* Area of deep load line, or water surface covered by 



the vessel 

 Id Area of midship cross section, Immersed at greatest 



load 



16 .. ., .. common or light load 



17 Buovancy to entire weight at full load (reclconing at 



top of beam ends mid8hi|)s'/ 

 IS Bouyancy to entire weight at common or light load 

 ly Proportion of measured tonnage to horse power .. ^ 

 20i , , to each ft. of immersed cross sec, full load 



21 .. .. : .. light' 



22 Proportion of length to breadth 

 2;i .. depth of h<tld 



24 . . draft of water at full load 



25 ,, .. light load 



26 . . breadth to depth of hold 



27 . . to draft of water at full load 

 |28 .. .. .. liRhtloati 



|29 Area of bearing surface (No. 14) to measured tonnage 

 ;30 . . to entire weight at full load 



31 . . to area of immersed cross sec, at full load 



32 .. .. .. .. at light 



."*;} .. .. to horse power of engine 



Horse power to each foot of immersed cross section, 

 ;34 .. .. ,. at full load 



35 . . . . . . at light load 



36 Estimate of coal used per hoTir with full fires 



37 Estimated average speed at full load 



88 Comparative efficiency of movement at this speed . . 

 'A9 Eatiniated average speed at light load 



40 Comparative efficiency of movement at this speed . . 



41 Diameter ol cylinder in inches 



42 Length of stroke . . 



212 ft. 

 36 ft. 4 in. 

 J3ft. 2in. 



3196 tons. 

 l/X'i ., 

 516 

 13 ft. 



17 ft. 



eft. 6 In. 



7 .. 



481 .. 

 341 



I'fito I 



2-26.. 1 



.^•36 ton.. Ih. p. 



3-6 . . 1 ft. 



5 .. 1.. 



6tol 



20li ft. 

 34 ft. 4 In. 



2107 



40rt 

 14 



17 ft. 3 in. 



7.. 6 .. 



6.. I .. 



6068 



4.'<7 



1-5 to 1 



2.. 1 

 3 9.. 1 

 3-3 . . 1 

 4-2 . . 1 



6.. 1 



9.. 1 

 11-6.. k 



14.. 1 

 1-5.. 



U3 ft. 

 37 ft. 9 In. 

 3.. 



2262 

 1571 

 304 

 13 ft. 9 in. 



18 ft. 6 in. 



7 .. 



7.. 2 in. 



5882 



635 

 390 



1-5 to 1 

 2.. 1 

 6.. 1 

 3.. 1 

 4.. 1 



4» .. 1 

 8.. 1 

 10.. 1 

 13 



220 ft. 

 40 .. 



23 ft. 6 In. 

 CaOvSlJ" ca.side) 

 -5" 



283« 

 2068 

 517 

 16 ft. 6 in. 



19 ft. 



7 ft. 2 In. 



7540 



CIS 

 468 



l-.'i to 1 



2 . . 1 



4 .. 1 



3-34 . . 1 



4-4.. 1 



107 h.p. to 1 ft 

 1-5 .. 1.. 

 1| tons. 

 8i miles. 

 72 



12 roiles. 

 144 

 Two 74 in. 

 7 ft. 



Inettrly 



2-4.. r 



3-8 .. 1 



2-87 .. 1 



12-.i.. 1 



16 .. 1 



15 .. 1 



0-84 



1 U6 



1 ton 3 cwt. 



8J 



72 



12 



144 



Two 72 



6 ft. 10 In. 



7 .. 1 



2.. 1 



2-1 .. 1 



37 .. 1 



2-6 .. 1 



11 .. 1 



15.. 1 



19.. 1 



0-67 

 078 

 1 ton. 

 8 

 64 

 11 

 121 

 Two 64 

 5 ft. 6 in. 



64. 



t*i. 



12 . 



14 . 

 17. 

 2 1 . 



»-6.. 1 



2-66 .. 1 



12-2.. 1 



16.. 1 



14i.. 1 



0-85 

 11 

 H tons. 

 8 

 64 

 II 

 121 



Two 62 

 10 ft. 



i« n. 



36 ft. 10 in. 



70" 



2400 



1907 



476 



14 ft. 6 in. 



18 ft. 



6.. 8. 

 6633 



488 

 337 





4 . 



3-9 . 



h:i . 

 6 84. 



84 . 



12 . 



14 . 



1-5 . 



25 . 

 35 . 

 2 76 . 

 Ul-6 . 



IS . 



14 . 



0-97 

 1-3 



U Ton. 



84 



72 



114 



132 



Two 60 



9 ft. 10 Id 



2iiS ft 

 36 ft. 10 in. 

 23 . . 4 . . 



2360 

 1776 



14 ft. 3 in. 



18 ft. 



e.. 



7 .. 



522 



386 



1-65 to 1 



2-09 . 

 405.. 

 3 4S.. 

 4-6 .. 

 6-65 .. 



84.. 

 11-6 .. 



14.. 

 1-6 .. 

 2-07 . , 



1 ta.p. 

 1 ft. 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



1 



2'5 .. 1 



S-66 ft. to 1 t. 



277 .. 1 

 12 5 .. 1 

 16-B .. 1 

 14-6 .. 1 h.p 



0-86 

 115 

 IJ Tons. 

 bi miles. 

 68-8 

 114 

 132 

 Two 664 in. 

 7 ft. 10 in. 



iKl It. 6 in. 

 34 .. 6 .. 

 IJ .. 



66" (28") 

 68" 

 1320 



750 



302 

 lift. 

 12.. 21n. 



5 .. 44 in. 



6024 



3.'i4 

 320 



1 26 tol 

 1 26.. I 

 2-48 .. I 

 2-1 ..I 

 2;i4 . . 1 

 6-22.. 1 

 il5 



16 

 16 

 2-9 

 2-9 

 2-9 

 67 

 »-8 

 142 

 167 

 16-6 



.. 1 

 .. 1 

 .. 1 

 .. 1 

 .. 1 



154 ft. 168 ft. 



30 ft. 8 in {32 ft. 7 in. 

 14.. 8. .113.. 2.. 



0-85 



0-94 



14 ton. 



11 



121 



114 



132 



Two 5j In. 



9 ft. 



933 



650 



166 

 8 ft. « in. 

 10.. 

 12.. 



4.. 7.. 



4.. 6.. 



»85 



285 

 187 



1-6 to I 

 2-2 .. 1 



4 16 . 

 2-3 . 

 3-6 . 

 6-4 . 



184 . 

 13 

 19 , 



1-8 .. 1 



2-4 .. 1 



»-4 .. 1 

 5-8 

 4 



134.. 1 



20 .. 1 



24 .. 1 



1126 

 700 

 229 

 9 ft. 8 in. 

 II .. 



3 ft. 6 in. 

 4.. II . 



320 

 253 



1-38 to 1 

 1-73.. I 

 3-32 . . 1 

 22 

 3-42 

 5-3 



13 



14 



17 

 2-8 

 2-66 . . I 

 31 .. 1 



fij.. 1 

 »-9 .. 1 

 1372.. 1 

 17-8 .. 1 



20.. 1 



0-56 



0-81 



4 too. 



8 



64 



11 



110 



Two 42i 



4 ft. 7 in 



07 .. 1 



«-86.. 1 



1 ton. 



94 miles. 



92 



111 



121 



Two 47 I 



6 ft. 9 in. 



SPECIFICATIONS AND PROPOSITIONS. 



1 Length between perpendiculars 



2 Breadth between paddle boxes 



3 Depth of hold 



4 Dividing angle of the bow at deep load line 

 51 . . .. at ihe deck 



6 Entire weight with full load, (chiefly estimated) 



7 Measured tonnage, as per rule offered 



8 Horse power of engine, as per rule offered 



9 Draft of water at common or light load 

 lOi . . n*ith fuel and stores for 1000 miles route 

 ll| .. .. .. 3000 .. 



12 Height of deck line (top of midship beam ends) above 

 I water, at greatest load 



13 Depth of centre of gravity of displacement of midship 



cross section, at full load 

 14. Area of deep load line, or water surface covered by the 



vessel 

 15jArea of midship cross section, immersed at greatest load. 



16 ,. .. .. common or light load 



17 Buoyancy to entire weight at full load (reukoning top of 



beam ends midship) 



18 . . . . at common or light load 

 l9. Proportion of measured tonnage to horse power 



20 .. to each foot of immersed cross sec, full load 



2l| .. .. .. .. light 



22i Proportion of length to breadth .. 



23 .. depth of hoi 



24 . . draft of water at full load 

 23 .. .. light load 



26 ., breadth to depth of hold 



27 .. .. todraftof water at full load 



28 .. .. .. .. light load .. 



29 Area of bearing surface (No. 14) to measured tonnage .. 



30 ..to en'.ire weight at full load 



31 .. to area of immersed cross section full load 



32 .. .. .. .. light load 



33 .. to horse power of engine 



34 Horse power to each ft. ot immersed cross sec. at full load 

 a!* .. . . . . . . at light load 



36 Estimate of coal used per hour with full fires .. *. 



37 Estimated average spted at full load 



38 Comparative efficiency of movement at this speed 



39 Kstiraated average speed at light load 



40 Comparative efficiency of movement at this speed 



41 Diameter of cylinder In inches 

 42j Length of stroke 



