. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. w*W«. Figure [4. Rudder detaii of Taurus. From the Admiralty Collection ol Draughts, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. il not appear to be more than signal poles and apparently were nol fitted with sails; however, s e European lateeners did have triangular topsails ovei a lateen and it is possible the Battery may have carried such sails. ('.onsidcring the stability and displacement nl the Battery, the rig is very small and not sufficiently effective. Shrouds were not required; the masts were supported by runners that were shifted when the
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. w*W«. Figure [4. Rudder detaii of Taurus. From the Admiralty Collection ol Draughts, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. il not appear to be more than signal poles and apparently were nol fitted with sails; however, s e European lateeners did have triangular topsails ovei a lateen and it is possible the Battery may have carried such sails. ('.onsidcring the stability and displacement nl the Battery, the rig is very small and not sufficiently effective. Shrouds were not required; the masts were supported by runners that were shifted when the yards were reversed, and in tacking. Apparently the jibstays also could be slacked off so that the lateen yards would not have to be dipped under them. The inboard profile is on tracing papei and the notes are in French. This drawing is of a simplified hull form having Hat-bottom hulls with chines. It is possible that this is a tracing of a preliminary drawing obtained by Marestiei 01 Montgery, but no documen- tation can be tumid. Its importance is thai is shows in some detail the engine and boilers, as well as the wheelbox, and another drawing of the paddle wheel, more or less duplicating the w heel shown in the I ).mish No details of the deck arrangements are show n in any of the plans, except for the dome skylight over the fireroom in the boiler hull. Both the lines plan and the inboard drawing show construction midsections and hull connections. I hese plans show that the engine was not inclined, but rather was vertical, contrary to Fulton's patent drawing. I he piston rod and the crosshead obviously passed through its gun deck in a large hatch. Also U is plain that there must have been large hatches afore and abaft the wheelbox in make the stepped wheelbox construction desirable. There also must have been a hatch in the gun deck under the domed skylight. It is improbable thai the engine and skylighl hatches were used for passing scuttles, or aim- panionw
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