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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES, 
PLATES CVIIL, CIX., and CX. 
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY’S ARMED STEAM VESSEL COLCHIS. 
This vessel, and likewise the Jason, was built for the Russian Government by- 
Messrs. Joseph Fletcher and William Fearnall, and was principally designed by the 
latter gentleman. The plan of construction, with the various dimensions and descrip 
tions of material, are exhibited in the following specification appended to the original 
contract, from which it has been carefully extracted :— 
“ THE SCHEDULE OR SPECIFICATION REFERRED TO BY THE 
FOREGOING CONTRACT. 
« DIMENSIONS. 
Length from the part of the stem to the aft part of the stern post, at the rebate of the keel 
Breadth, extreme 
Moulded 
Depth in hold 
Burthen in tons 433 ^ 
Feet In,- 
156 0 
24 0 
23 & 
13 8 
“ SCANTLINGS, ETC. 
Ft. In. 
Material. 
Diameter off 
bolts. 
sided 
ditto 
deep 
long 
0 11 
0 11 
3 6 
0 4 
0 2| 
0 10| 
0 91 
1 1 
0 6 
3 6 
0 8 
0 91 
0 8 
0 101 
1 6 
0 7 
1 0 
English elm 
7 
8 
deep 
sided 
English oak, or 
African 
moulded 
long 
$ 
moulded 
square 
ditto 
Stemson, scarphed upon the fore end of the keelson... 
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