436 SEC. 12. APPLIED MECHANICS. 



2178bw. Model of H.M. Gun Boat " Staunch.' 9 Built 

 by C. Mitchell and Co., Newcastle -on-Tyne. 



C. Mitchell and Co. 



The " Staunch " was built in 1868, as the type of a new class, which has 

 since been largely introduced with the British and other services. Length of 

 vessel 75 feet, beam 25, depth 8 feet, armament one 12| ton gun. Engines 

 are of 40 horse-power nominal with twin screws. 



2178bx. Model of Armour Clad Frigate " Prince 

 Pojarski." Built for the Imperial Russian Government by 

 C. Mitchell and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne. C. Mitchell and Co. 



The dimensions of vessel are, length 280 feet, beam 49 feet, depth 31 feet, 

 armament eight 300-pr. contained in central battery. Machinery, 600 horse- 

 power nominal, and speed of vessel about 13 knots per hour. 



2178by. Model of Paddle Steamer " Baron Osy." 



Built by C. Mitchell and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1875, for 

 the Societe Anversoise de Bateaux a Vapeur, to perform an 

 improved passenger service between London and Antwerp. 

 Dimensions are, length 240 feet, beam 30 feet, engines 250 horse- 

 power, and speed 13 knots per hour. C. Mitchell and Co. 



2178bz. Glass Case containing Models of Ships built 

 by the Company. 



The Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company. 

 CONTENTS. 



H.M.S. " Serapis " (half model), English Government, troop ship. 



"Victoria" (half model), Spanish Government, ironclad. 



" Konig Wilhelm " (half model), Imperial German Government, iron 



clad. 



" Mesondige " (half model), Sultan of Turkey, ironclad. 

 "Pervenetz " (half model), Czar of Russia, ironclad. 

 H.M.S. " Waterwitch " (half model), English Government, ironclad. 

 " Vasco da Gaina (half model), Portuguese Government, ironclad. 

 " Absalon" (half model), Danish Government, ironclad. 

 " Aoni Illah" (whole" model), Sultan of Turkey, ironclad. 

 "King George" Hellenic Government, ironclad. 



" Castalia " iron steamer for channel service. 



Glass case section of H.M.S. " Warrior," English Government. 



2178ca. 13 Mounted Drawings, midship sections of various 

 vessels built at the Thames Iron Works, and showing the advance 

 in the thickness of armour plating from 1855 to 1876. 



The Thames Iron Worhs and Shipbuilding Company. 



2178cb. Working Drawing, by John Wood, port Glasgow, 

 of the " Comet," built by him in 1811 for Henry Bell. 



R. Napier. 



The " Comet " was the first vessel propelled by steam that regularly traded 

 in Europe. 



