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The " Staunch " was built in 1868, as the typs 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 provide 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. 



2178cc. Model of the Paddle Steam Yacht " Menai," 



supplied by R. Napier in 1830 to Thomas Assheton Smith. 



R. Napier. 



The hull, 132 feet long, 20 ft. 6 ins. broad, 12 ft. 8 ins. depth of hold, and 

 146^- tons register, was built by John Wood, Port Glasgow, from Mr. Smith's 

 design, the vessel's bottom having a hollow or channel on each side of centre 

 keel. 



The engines were made and fitted by R. Napier. Cylinders 42f ins. diam. 

 x 4 feet stroke, 120 nominal horse-power. 



2178cd. Album containing Drawings of the Engines 

 of the Paddle Steamer *' British Queen." Constructed in 

 1838 for the British and American Steam Navigation Company, 

 London, by R. Napier, Glasgow. Also drawings of engines and 

 boilers of other vessels of the Cunard line for Transatlantic 

 service. R. Napier. 



The hull, 275 ft. long, 39 ft. 8 ins. broad, 27 ft. 6 ins. deep (moulded), was 

 built by Messrs. Curling and Young, London. 



Cylinders, 77f ins. diameter x 7 feet stroke, 420 nominal horse-power. 



These engines (the largest marine engines made at the time they were con- 

 structed) were fitted with Hall's surface condenser. 



2178fh. Photograph of H.M. Indian Belief Troop- 

 ship " Malabar." Built and engined, 1867, by B. Napier and 

 Sons. Length 360 ft., breadth 49 ft., depth, 22 ft. 4 in. ; ton- 

 nage, 4,173 j horse-power, 700. R. Napier and Sons, Glasgow. 



2178ce. Model of the Paddle Steamer " Paid Zafar." 



Length 225 ft. 6 ins., breadth 20 ft., depth 8 ft. 7 ins. 360 tons 

 gross. David and William Henderson and Co* 



