. American engineer and railroad journal . of NewOrleans, This boat will be 110 , 23 ft. beam, and 11 ft. extreme propeller will be four-bladed, 9 ft. 3in. in diameter ; the shaft will be 8 in.,driven by a triple-expansion engine withcylinders i5 in., 24 in. and 40 in. x 28 The working pressure will be 160lbs., and the piston speed about 500 ft. perminute The boiler will be 12 ft. 6 in. in diameter and12 ft. 8 in. long. The main deck houses will be of iron,and the boat will have the latest improvements, includingtwo steam capstans, steam steering gear, electric
. American engineer and railroad journal . of NewOrleans, This boat will be 110 , 23 ft. beam, and 11 ft. extreme propeller will be four-bladed, 9 ft. 3in. in diameter ; the shaft will be 8 in.,driven by a triple-expansion engine withcylinders i5 in., 24 in. and 40 in. x 28 The working pressure will be 160lbs., and the piston speed about 500 ft. perminute The boiler will be 12 ft. 6 in. in diameter and12 ft. 8 in. long. The main deck houses will be of iron,and the boat will have the latest improvements, includingtwo steam capstans, steam steering gear, electric lightplant with search light, a donkey boiler and Wheeler con-denser. She will be specially adapted for the New Orleanstowing service. It is understood that the success of this tug will be fol-lowed by other orders from the sea-coast. she made on the trial trip 25 knots. She carries three torpedo-Cubes, and has also three Nordenfelt rapid-fire guns. Steel Castings for the ilhistralion htrewlih is from a photograph of the stern-. Foreign Naval Notes. The Muratitre, a torpedo boat built in the Thornyrroft yardsin London for the Argentine Republic, has made successfullythe sea voyaee from London to Buenos Aiies, stopping atLisbon. Las Palmas, St. Vincent, and Pernambuco. The voy-age was an average one. the boat meeting some severe weatheron the trip ; the average speed was about 10 knots. It is saidthat this is the longest sea voyage ever made by a Jifuraliirt is 153 ft. in length by 14 ft. 7 in. extreme beam ;and dratvs with 30 tons of coal on board, 3 ft. 9 in. forward,and 5 ft. 7 in. aft, inclusive of the heel guard, which is nearly2 ft. below the body of the ship. She is tilted with twin screwsand rudders, and can work eiiher one or both engines at option,with either one or both boilers. Her highest speed with oneengine is about 16 knots, and with both running at full speed SILRN lK,\.\lt: CA^IINC, I-nR CKl • .NLAKULLULAU. frame casting for
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