. The railroad and engineering journal . apparently serving to hold up the awning and to supportthe staircase running to the upper deck. At the after endthere is a baldaquin held up by another mythological groupof dolphins and sea-nymphs. This[ornamentation relieves t^^a. were made unusually good, and much care was taken tomake the decorations attractive to the eye. The hull was built by the Socictr des Forges et Ateliersde St. Denis, and the engines by Boulet & Company. The dimensions of the boat are as follows : Length over all meters ( ft.) Length between perpendiculars (
. The railroad and engineering journal . apparently serving to hold up the awning and to supportthe staircase running to the upper deck. At the after endthere is a baldaquin held up by another mythological groupof dolphins and sea-nymphs. This[ornamentation relieves t^^a. were made unusually good, and much care was taken tomake the decorations attractive to the eye. The hull was built by the Socictr des Forges et Ateliersde St. Denis, and the engines by Boulet & Company. The dimensions of the boat are as follows : Length over all meters ( ft.) Length between perpendiculars ( j Extreme width on deck * (*) Depth forward ** ( ) aft • ( 787 ) Draft of water forward ( ** ) aft ( ) Area of immersed cross-section sq. m. ( sq. ft.). Compound condensing engine: Diameter of high-pressure cylinder meter ( in.). * low-pressure ** (18 90 ) Stroke of cylinders ( ) Revolutions per minute aoo Power developed 100 H. P. The power is furnished by two multitubular boilers ofthe Terme & Deharbe type, the working pressure being140 lbs. The boat is entirely of iron. The ribs are spaced apart, and there are five water-tight compartments inthe hull. the s
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