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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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