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Question. Is the After-keel of service in,going before the wind, or
scudding in a high sea, and astrong gale of wind ? -
Answer. I t is.fif vfirj great iservioefo y
Question. Did you ever see a vessel of her size with so flat a floor go
as fast ?
Answer. Mo.
Question. What do you think of her in .jntfthingÿ^
Answer. $he is remarkably easy.
Question. What do you think of her in rolling ?
Answer. <She is an easy roller.
Question. What do you think of her in point of stiffness tfe
Answer. She is very stiff.
Question. Do you see any difficulty in heaving up or down the Keels
in different situations, such as upon a wind, a press of sail, &e. ?
Answer. None whatever.
Question. What strength does it take to heave up or down the Keels ?
Answer. One man can heave up or down the Fore or After Keel, and
two the Main Keel.
Question. Supposing a .rope to break in heaving up or down the
Keels, do you see any danger attending it?
Answer. None.
' Question. Could it soon be repaired ?
Answer. Very soon.- :
Question. Do you think vessels so constructed are in all respects as
good as the present plans for merchant ships with respect to storage
safely against fire or damps ? ' a
Answer. I do .think they are.
Question. Do you think the plan can be improved upon.? ~
Answer. Yes.
Question. Do you tbink vessels so constructed will be better in all
respects tban any other ?
Answer. I think in time they will. |
Question. Do you tflink that vessels with the improvement of separate
bulkheads would be saved in case of springing a leak that you were
not able to pump out ? |
Answer. They would.
Question.
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Question. Do you see any fault to vessels so constructed either as
ships of war or merchant, ships' p h r do .you know o f any trade that such
Wsbek'^cMd n o t.an sw e r|^ |
Answer. '7 ^ ^ W
Question. Svupp'osfflg|||i|-,a W s eW a s g ^ t away, either on socks or
sahdSj do-y©u‘tbinfetfclCr eiwon-ld'beCavbfk tet ehance-of saving the lives of
the enow and the catgo, tha’nrin any other -vdssel
Answer.' ^'^herfc'certainly -would.!
Qmstibrih ’ Wbuid:y^ii?^rfepSr fSO'cha vessel toyany-other to go round
the ^f>rId in f |®
•Answer“. Yes.
In c^bquence of a Reguest'rmleWtWmrds ofitke Adrffvralty by Chp-
tain-^&B.ankjlthht the Trial Cutter might-beforderedmto ok&’qfi*His
Mdjesty’s Ports,- and tfiere infpected, and the Qfficfr$iexamined touchr
‘ing^her Qualities; their>Zor.dships were pleajed to ispue 'tfe fallowing
Order:; t
- oifrNrleM-EK; v' Admiralty Oßice, lüth Aprv^MJ(ifi.
Wh e r e ^C a p ta in -Schankhath, by his letter of the'7th ult. requested
that His Majesty’s armed ;fissq| built with Slidihg- Keels, l&frflis invention,
may be ordered into^dpe of His Majesty’s Pör|j|land-taken info a
Dock in order to examine whether the Keels 4qpe> snubbed- or worn, and
whether the yesfehor the wells are strained,; aUd^that the'Officc&^.'naay
be examined touching the qualities of the" vessel in -;t^,^ials thät have
been made of hter: and wherep's we have thought!fife* to dfoeriLieutenant
Malbon to" proceed with' the said vessel to Wofelwielj for the purpose
abovementioned,-we send- yoUSl^rewith-Captain- Scha-nk’s said letter, and
do hereby desire and direct you .to cause th e said vessel, opher arrival at
Woolwich~to.be taken jnfoä dock, and fixed on blocks in such a manner
8 .as