LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
“GREAT EASTERN” STEAM-SHIP.
BUILT BY MESSRS. J. SCOTT RUSSELL AND CO., MILWALL, 1857.
VIEW OF DECK.
WHEEL HOUSE AND STEERING APPARATUS.
LAYING CABLE.
AT SEA.
Longitudinal Sections.
DIMENSIONS AND CALIBRE.
| Length (between the perpendiculars) | 680 | feet |
| Length (on the upper deck) | 692 | ” |
| Breadth (from side to side of hull) | 83 | ” |
| Breadth (across the paddle-boxes) | 120 | ” |
| Depth from deck to keel | 58 | ” |
| Length of forecastle | 140 | ” |
| Height of forecastle | 8 | ” |
| Total length of principal saloons | 400 | ” |
| Height of saloons on lower deck | 13 | feet 8 inches |
| Number of saloons | 5 | |
| Height of saloons on upper deck | 12 | feet |
| Number of saloons | 5 | |
| Length of upper saloons | 70 | feet |
| Width of upper saloons | 30 | ” |
| Length of lower saloons | 60 | ” |
| Number of decks | 4 | |
| Aggregate length of saloons and berths | 350 | feet |
| Length of berths | 14 | ” |
| Width of berths | 7 | feet 8 inches |
| Height of berths | 7 | feet 4 inches |
| Number of main traverse bulkheads or water-tight compartments | 12 | |
| Ditto partial | 7 | |
| Longitudinal bulkheads running fore and aft at a distance of 35 feet apart for a length of 350 feet | 2 | |
| Width of space between the two skins of ship | 2 | feet 10 inches |
| Thickness of iron plates in keel | 1 | inch |
| Ditto inner and outer skins | ¾ | ” |
| Bulk heads | ½ | ” |
| Iron deck | ½ | ” |
| Plates of iron used in the construction of the hull | 30,000 | |
| Average length of plates | 10 | feet |
| Number of rivets in fastening the plates | 3,000,000 | |
| Weight of iron used in the construction | about 10,000 | tons |
| Tonnage | 22,500 | ” |
| Capacity for coals and cargo | 18,000 | ” |
| Weight of iron in the hull | 8,000 | ” |
| Weight of ship, engines, &c., as at its launching | 12,000 | ” |
| Immersion of this weight | 15 | feet 6 inches |
| Draught of water laden | 30 | feet |
| Draught of water light | 20 | ” |
| Accommodation for passengers, 1st class, 800 | 4000 | |
| Accommodation for passengers, 2nd class, 2000 | ||
| Accommodation for passengers, 3rd class, 1200 | ||
| Accommodation for troops alone | 10,000 | |
| Number of anchors | 10 | |
| Weight of anchors, cables, &c. | 253 | tons |
| Number of boats | 20 | |
| Number of masts | 6 | |
| Quantity of canvas under full sail | 65,000 | square yards |
Paddle-Engines.
| Nominal power | 1,000 | horses |
| Number of cylinders | 4 | |
| Diameter of cylinders | 74 | inches |
| Weight of cylinders (each) | 26 | tons |
| Length of stroke | 14 | feet |
| Number of boilers | 4 | |
| Weight of boilers (each) | 50 | tons |
| Weight of water (each) | 40 | ” |
| Furnaces for boilers | 40 | |
| Area of heating surface of boilers | 4800 | square feet |
| Number of tubes | 400 | |
| Diameter of paddle-wheels | 58 | feet |
| Weight of paddle-wheels (each) | 90 | tons |
| Length of floats | 13 | feet |
| Width of floats | 3 | ” |
| Number of floats to each wheel | 30 |
Screw-Engines.
| Nominal power | 1600 | horses |
| Number of cylinders | 4 | |
| Weight of cylinders (each) | 30 | tons |
| Diameter of cylinders | 84 | inches |
| Length of stroke | 4 | feet |
| Number of revolutions per minute | 50 | |
| Number of boilers | 6 | |
| Weight of boilers | 57 | tons |
| Weight of water in them | 45 | ” |
| Furnaces for boilers | 72 | |
| Area of heating surface | 5000 | square feet |
| Number of tubes | 420 | |
| Number of auxiliary engines | 2 | |
| Number of donkey engines | 10 | |
| Diameter of screw | 24 | feet |
| Number of blades to screw | 4 | |
| Length of screw shaft | 160 | feet |
| Weight of shaft | about 60 | tons |