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The Project Gutenberg eBook of History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 4 (of 4) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 4 (of 4) Author: W. S. Lindsay Release date: September 8, 2024 [eBook #74393] Language: English Original publication: London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1874 Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74393 Credits: Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF MERCHANT SHIPPING AND ANCIENT COMMERCE, VOLUME 4 (OF 4) *** HISTORY OF MERCHANT SHIPPING AND ANCIENT COMMERCE. BY W. S. LINDSAY. _IN FOUR VOLUMES._ VOL. IV. With numerous Illustrations. LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, LOW, AND SEARLE. CROWN BUILDINGS, 188 FLEET STREET. 1876. [_All Rights reserved._] LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. [Illustration: “GREAT EASTERN” STEAM-SHIP. BUILT BY MESSRS. J. SCOTT RUSSELL AND CO., MILWALL, 1857.] [Illustration: VIEW OF DECK.] [Illustration: WHEEL HOUSE AND STEERING APPARATUS.] [Illustration: LAYING CABLE.] [Illustration: AT SEA.] LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS. DIMENSIONS AND CALIBRE. Length (between the perpendiculars) 680 feet Length (on the upper deck) 692 ” Breadth (from side to side of hull) 83 ” Breadth (across the paddle-boxes) 120 ” Depth from deck to keel 58 ” Length of forecastle 140 ” Height of forecastle 8 ” Total length of principal saloons 400 ” Height of saloons on lower deck 13 feet 8 inches Number of saloons 5 Height of saloons on upper deck 12 feet Number of saloons 5 Length of upper saloons 70 feet Width of upper saloons 30 ” Length of lower saloons 60 ” Number of decks 4 Aggregate length of saloons and berths 350 feet Length of berths 14 ” Width of berths 7 feet 8 inches Height of berths 7 feet 4 inches Number of main traverse bulkheads or water-tight compartments 12 Ditto partial 7 Longitudinal bulkheads running fore and aft at a distance of 35 feet apart for a length of 350 feet 2 Width of space between the two skins of ship 2 feet 10 inches Thickness of iron plates in keel 1 inch Ditto inner and outer skins ¾ ” Bulk heads ½ ” Iron deck ½ ” Plates of iron used in the construction of the hull 30,000 Average length of plates 10 feet Number of rivets in fastening the plates 3,000,000 Weight of iron used in the construction about 10,000 tons Tonnage 22,500 ” Capacity for coals and cargo 18,000 ” Weight of iron in the hull 8,000 ” Weight of ship, engines, &c., as at its 12,000 ” launching Immersion of this weight 15 feet 6 inches Draught of water laden 30 feet Draught of water light 20 ” Accommodation for passengers, 1st class, 800 } Accommodation for passengers, 2nd class, 2000 } 4,000 Accommodation for passengers, 3rd class, 1200 } Accommodation for troops alone 10,000 Number of anchors 10 Weight of anchors, cables, &c. 253 tons Number of boats 20 Number of masts 6 Quantity of canvas under full sail 65,000 square yards _Paddle-Engines._ Nominal power 1,000 horses Number of cylinders 4 Diameter of cylinders 74 inches Weight of cylinders (each) 26 tons Length of stroke 14 feet Number of boilers 4 Weight of boilers (each) 50 tons Weight of water (each) 40 ” Furnaces for boilers 40 Area of heating surface of boilers 4800 square feet Number of tubes 400 Diameter of paddle-wheels 58 feet Weight of paddle-wheels (each) 90 tons Length of floats 13 feet Width of floats 3 ” Number of floats to each wheel 30 _Screw-Engines._ Nominal power 1600 horses Number of cylinders 4 Weight of cylinders (each) 30 tons Diameter of cylinders 84 inches Length of stroke 4 feet Number of revolutions per minute 50 Number of boilers 6 Weight of boilers 57 tons Weight of water in them 45 ” Furnaces for boilers 72 Area of heating surface 5000 square feet Number of tubes 420 Number of auxiliary engines 2 Number of donkey engines 10 Diameter of screw 24 feet Number of blades to screw 4 Length of screw shaft 160 feet Weight of shaft about 60 tons CONTENTS.