. The naval history of the Civil War . essel, under the beliefthat they could be saved. I gave the neces-sary directions, and on the 20th had the satisfac-tion of seeing her floated, which was effected by theexertions of several officers — Lieutenant-Com-mander Matthews, Fleet Engineer Danby, ChiefEngineer Kierstead—by Master Carpenter Davis,by Lieutenant Churchill, and the divers. This ves-sel has an extreme length of two hundred and sixteen(210) feet; beam, fifty-one and one-third ) feet ;is plated with six (Gi inches of iron ; carries six (0)guns of the heaviest calibre, has two engine
. The naval history of the Civil War . essel, under the beliefthat they could be saved. I gave the neces-sary directions, and on the 20th had the satisfac-tion of seeing her floated, which was effected by theexertions of several officers — Lieutenant-Com-mander Matthews, Fleet Engineer Danby, ChiefEngineer Kierstead—by Master Carpenter Davis,by Lieutenant Churchill, and the divers. This ves-sel has an extreme length of two hundred and sixteen(210) feet; beam, fifty-one and one-third ) feet ;is plated with six (Gi inches of iron ; carries six (0)guns of the heaviest calibre, has two engines ; highpressure, ample accommodations on berth-deck forcabin, wardroom and men, with good quarters inthe casemates. Her leakage is very small, indicat-ing no great injury from the grounding. Hersteam-power was in good order, only requiring thestack-pipe and smoke-box to be replaced, and someof the interior pipe that had been cut. The Columbia left on the 23d of May, in tow of the Vanderbilt,and was commanded by (766) r jSKSbHiSCtStUKQS H Hjmm\\\wi\i ■ T \J]\ rrrvsrv iSKJKCias!; imctutn .„,....r,ij[,i IFfrrF-fHFl miMl
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