PART XI. TABLES RELATING TO RIGGING, BLOCKS, SPARS, ANCHORS, CABLES, &c.
Reading edition
492.—A Table showing the Weight of Cables and Anchors, used in Ships and Vessels of War, U. S. N.
Names of Ships. Rate in Guns. Hemp Cables. Chain Cables. Total Weight of Hemp and Chain Cables. Anchors. Total Weight of Anchors and Cables.
Sheet. Stream. Weight. Bower. Sheet. Weight. Sheet. Bower. Stream. Weight.
tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. tons. cwt. qrs. lbs.
Pennsylvania 120 2 1 19 7 2 22 2 1 44 2 1 16 63 10 0 13 2 2 1 21 10 0 0 85 0 0 13
Delaware 80 2 1 17 9 3 7 2 1 44 2 1 16 61 12 0 23 2 2 1 19 8 0 0 81 0 0 23
Franklin 74 2 1 16 2 2 4 2 1 30 4 1 9 46 6 3 13 2 2 1 18 4 0 0 64 10 3 13
Independence 68 2 1 13 14 2 24 2 1 30 4 1 9 43 19 0 8 2 2 1 17 0 0 0 60 19 0 8
Brandywine 44 2 1 13 1 0 11 2 1 23 7 3 2 36 8 3 13 2 2 1 14 16 0 0 51 4 3 13
Constellation 36 2 1 11 13 0 8 2 1 19 3 1 15 30 16 1 23 2 2 1 11 13 0 0 42 9 1 23
Sloops, 1st Class 24 2 1 8 19 2 12 2 1 13 18 1 21 22 18 0 8 2 2 1 8 2 0 0 31 0 0 8
Sloops, 2d Class 22 2 1 7 17 1 16 2 1 12 19 3 14 20 17 1 5 2 2 1 7 1 0 0 27 18 1 5
Sloops, 3d Class 16 2 1 6 16 2 23 2 1 10 16 1 5 17 13 0 3 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 23 13 0 3
Brig Truxton 12 - 1 0 16 0 20 2 1 6 15 1 22 7 11 2 17 1 2 1 2 11 0 0 10 2 2 17
Schooners 10 - 1 0 12 0 0 2 1 5 6 0 12 5 18 0 12 1 2 1 2 7 0 0 8 5 0 12
Steamers, 1st Class - - 1 1 18 3 18 2 1 17 8 2 2 19 7 1 20 1 2 1 9 1 0 0 28 8 1 20
Steamers, 2d Class - - 1 1 11 0 10 2 1 13 18 1 21 15 9 2 6 1 2 1 6 4 0 0 21 13 2 6
Ring. Ring.
Square. Nut. Nut.
Small Round.
Stock. Bill.
Palm.
Shank. Trend. Arm. Shank.
Scarf.
Bill.
Palm. Blade.
Throat.
Crown. Arm. Scarf.
A Sketch, showing the Names of the different parts of an Anchor.
493.—A Table Showing the Weight, Size and Length of Guns and Carriages, U. S. Navy.
SIZE OF GUNS. WEIGHT OF GUN. WEIGHT OF CARRIAGE. LENGTH OF GUN. TOTAL.
cwt. qrs. lbs. cwt. qrs. lbs. ft. in. cwt. qrs. lbs.
42 Pounder, Long Gun, 70 0 0 — 9 1
32 Pounder, 61 0 0 — 9 2
32 Pounder, 51 0 0 8 2 0 8 4 59 2 0
32 Pounder, 60 0 0 — 9 2
32 Pounder, 50 0 0 — 8 4
32 Pounder, 42 2 0 8 1 0 8 2 50 3 0
32 Pounder, 61 2 0 9 1 0 9 2 70 3 0
32 Pounder, 41 0 0 — 8 0
32 Pounder, 41 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 49 0 0
32 Pounder, 32 0 0 — 6 7
32 Pounder, 51 0 0 — 9 0
32 Pounder, 43 0 0 — 8 0
24 Pounder, Long Medium, 49 0 0 6 3 0 9 4 ¹⁄₂ 55 3 0
24 Pounder, 49 0 0 — 8 44 ¹⁄₂
24 Pounder, 49 0 0 6 3 0 8 4 55 3 0
24 Pounder, 32 0 0 — 6 7
18 Pounder, 38 0 0 5 2 0 8 0 43 2 0
18 Pounder, 40 0 0 5 2 0 9 2 45 2 0
18 Pounder, 36 0 0 — 7 47 ¹⁄₂
12 Pounder, 23 0 0 4 3 0 6 48 ¹⁄₂ 27 3 0
9 Pounder, 18 0 0 — 6 1
9 Pounder, 18 0 0 3 3 0 5 11 21 3 0
12 inch Peace Maker, 150 0 0
10 inch Shell Gun, 136 3 0
8 inch Shell Gun, 63 0 0 — 8 10
8 inch Shell Gun, 68 2 0 — 9 1
8 inch Shell Gun, 64 0 0 — 8 10
8 inch Shell Gun, 53 0 0 — 8 4
CARRONADES.
42 Pounder, 27 0 0 7 2 0 4 3 34 2 0
32 Pounder, 20 0 0 — 4 1
32 Pounder, 21 0 0 — 4 2
32 Pounder, 19 0 0 6 2 14 — 25 2 14
24 Pounder, 13 0 0 5 2 0 3 7 18 2 0
24 Pounder, 15 0 0 6 0 0 3 9 21 0 0
494.—A Table showing the Weight of Chain Cable.
Pounds.
150 Fathoms of 2 ¹⁄₄ inch weighs 45 249
150 „ 2 ¹⁄₈ „ 37 400
150 „ 2 „ 37 372
150 „ 1 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ „ 34 125
150 „ 1 ⁷⁄₈ „ 32 225
150 „ 1 ³⁄₄ „ 27 192
150 „ 1 ¹¹⁄₁₆ „ 25 350
150 „ 1 ⁵⁄₈ „ 23 934
150 „ 1 ³⁄₈ „ 17 204
150 „ 1 ¹⁄₄ „ 14 384
150 „ 1 ¹⁄₈ „ 11 921
495.—A Table showing how many Fathoms make 112 Pounds of 4-strand shroud-laid Rope.
486 fath. 0 feet 0 in. of 1 inch in size.
313 „ 3 „ 0 „ 1 ¹⁄₄ „ „
216 „ 3 „ 0 „ 1 ¹⁄₂ „ „
159 „ 3 „ 0 „ 1 ³⁄₄ „ „
124 „ 3 „ 0 „ 2 „ „
96 „ 2 „ 0 „ 2 ¹⁄₄ „ „
77 „ 3 „ 0 „ 2 ¹⁄₂ „ „
65 „ 4 „ 0 „ 2 ³⁄₄ „ „
54 „ 0 „ 0 „ 3 „ „
45 „ 5 „ 2 „ 3 ¹⁄₄ „ „
39 „ 3 „ 0 „ 3 ¹⁄₂ „ „
34 „ 3 „ 9 „ 3 ³⁄₄ „ „
30 „ 1 „ 6 „ 4 „ „
26 „ 5 „ 0 „ 4 ¹⁄₄ „ „
24 „ 0 „ 0 „ 4 ¹⁄₂ „ „
21 „ 3 „ 0 „ 4 ³⁄₄ „ „
19 „ 3 „ 0 „ 5 „ „
17 „ 4 „ 0 „ 5 ¹⁄₄ „ „
16 „ 1 „ 0 „ 5 ¹⁄₂ „ „
14 „ 4 „ 0 „ 5 ³⁄₄ „ „
13 „ 3 „ 0 „ 6 „ „
12 „ 2 „ 0 „ 6 ¹⁄₄ „ „
11 „ 3 „ 0 „ 6 ¹⁄₂ „ „
10 „ 4 „ 0 „ 6 ³⁄₄ „ „
9 „ 5 „ 0 „ 7 „ „
9 „ 1 „ 0 „ 7 ¹⁄₄ „ „
8 „ 4 „ 0 „ 7 ¹⁄₂ „ „
8 „ 3 „ 6 „ 7 ³⁄₄ „ „
7 „ 3 „ 6 „ 8 „ „
7 „ 0 „ 8 „ 8 ¹⁄₄ „ „
6 „ 4 „ 3 „ 8 ¹⁄₂ „ „
6 „ 2 „ 1 „ 8 ³⁄₄ „ „
6 „ 0 „ 0 „ 9 „ „
5 „ 4 „ 0 „ 9 ¹⁄₄ „ „
5 „ 2 „ 0 „ 9 ¹⁄₂ „ „
5 „ 0 „ 0 „ 9 ³⁄₄ „ „
4 „ 5 „ 0 „ 10 „ „
4 „ 4 „ 1 „ 10 ¹⁄₄ „ „
4 „ 2 „ 1 „ 10 ¹⁄₂ „ „
4 „ 1 „ 0 „ 10 ³⁄₄ „ „
4 „ 0 „ 3 „ 11 „ „
3 „ 5 „ 7 „ 11 ¹⁄₄ „ „
3 „ 4 „ 1 „ 11 ¹⁄₂ „ „
3 „ 3 „ 3 „ 11 ³⁄₄ „ „
3 „ 2 „ 3 „ 12 „ „
3 „ 2 „ 1 „ 12 ¹⁄₄ „ „
3 „ 2 „ 0 „ 12 ¹⁄₂ „ „
3 „ 1 „ 8 „ 12 ³⁄₄ „ „
2 „ 5 „ 3 „ 13 „ „
2 „ 4 „ 9 „ 13 ¹⁄₄ „ „
2 „ 4 „ 0 „ 13 ¹⁄₂ „ „
2 „ 3 „ 6 „ 13 ³⁄₄ „ „
2 „ 2 „ 4 „ 14 „ „
496.—Weight of one Foot of Bar Iron of the following forms.
THICKNESS. SQUARE. OCTAGONAL. ROUND.
Inches. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds.
3 29 .45 24 .27 23 .14
2 ¹⁄₂ 20 .45 16 .85 16 .07
2 ¹⁄₄ 16 .56 13 .65 13 .02
2 13 .09 10 .79 10 .29
1 ⁷⁄₈ 11 .50 9 .48 9 .04
1 ³⁄₄ 10 .02 8 .26 7 .87
1 ⁵⁄₈ 8 .64 7 .12 6 .79
1 ¹⁄₂ 7 .36 6 .07 5 .78
1 ³⁄₈ 6 .19 5 .10 4 .86
1 ¹⁄₄ 5 .11 4 .14 4 .02
1 ¹⁄₈ 4 .14 3 .41 3 .25
1 3 .27 2 .70 2 .57
⁷⁄₈ 2 .51 2 .06 1 .97
³⁄₄ 1 .84 1 .52 1 .45
⁵⁄₈ 1 .28 1 .05 1 .00
¹⁄₂ .81 .67 .64
³⁄₈ .46 .38 .36
¹⁄₄ .17 .17 .16
Note.—The above Table shows pounds and hundredths of pounds.
497.—A Table showing the Weight of 100 Fathoms of Cable-laid Rope, from 2 to 26 inches. ALSO A COMPARATIVE SIZE OF CHAIN.
SIZE. THREADS. WEIGHT. CHAIN EQUAL.
cwt. qrs. lbs.
2 27 3 26
2 ¹⁄₂ 36 1 1 8
3 54 1 3 25
3 ¹⁄₂ 72 2 2 16
4 99 3 1 6 ³⁄₈
4 ¹⁄₂ 108 3 3 24
5 135 4 3 23
5 ¹⁄₂ 162 5 3 22
6 189 6 3 21
6 ¹⁄₂ 216 7 3 21
7 252 9 1 1
7 ¹⁄₂ 288 10 2 9
8 336 12 0 26 ³⁄₄
8 ¹⁄₂ 378 13 3 15
9 423 15 2 25
9 ¹⁄₂ 468 17 0 22 ⁷⁄₈
10 522 19 0 21 1
10 ¹⁄₂ 576 21 0 19 1
11 630 23 0 18
11 ¹⁄₂ 684 25 0 15 1 ¹⁄₈
12 747 27 1 23 1 ¹⁄₈
12 ¹⁄₂ 810 29 3 3
13 882 32 1 19
13 ¹⁄₂ 954 35 0 7 1 ¹⁄₄
14 1026 37 2 24
14 ¹⁄₂ 1098 40 1 12 1 ³⁄₈
15 1170 43 0 1
15 ¹⁄₂ 1251 45 3 26 1 ¹⁄₂
16 1332 48 3 24
16 ¹⁄₂ 1413 51 3 21
17 1503 55 1 0 1 ⁵⁄₈
17 ¹⁄₂ 1593 58 2 6
18 1683 61 3 13 1 ³⁄₄
18 ¹⁄₂ 1782 65 2 1
19 1881 69 0 17 1 ⁷⁄₈
19 ¹⁄₂ 1980 72 3 4
20 2088 76 3 1
20 ¹⁄₂ 2187 80 1 16
21 2295 84 1 14 2
21 ¹⁄₂ 2403 88 1 10
22 2520 92 2 16
22 ¹⁄₂ 2646 97 1 3
23 2763 101 2 8 2 ¹⁄₈
23 ¹⁄₂ 2880 105 3 14
24 3006 110 2 1 2 ¹⁄₈
24 ¹⁄₂ 3132 115 0 16
25 3235 119 3 2 2 ¹⁄₈
25 ¹⁄₂ 3393 124 2 16
26 3528 129 2 22 2 ¹⁄₈
Note.—The Size Chain are set down opposite their respective Hemp Cables, as near as can be calculated, within a fraction.
498.—A Table for showing the Strength of Hemp Cables; their Weight, Size, and Number of Yarns in each.
Size in Inches. Number of Yarns. Weight of 100 Fathoms in lbs. BREAKING STRAIN IN TONS.
Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Mean.
26 3528 14112 122. 2 105. 9 111. 6
25 ¹⁄₂ 3393 13572 117. 5 101. 9 107. 3
25 3267 13068 113. 98. 103. 2
24 ¹⁄₂ 3122 12488 114. 4 94. 4 102. 5
24 3006 12024 115. 7 91. 101. 9
23 ¹⁄₂ 2880 11520 117. 87. 6 101. 3
23 2763 11052 118. 3 84. 2 100. 7
22 ¹⁄₂ 2646 10584 119. 5 81. 100. 1
22 2529 10116 111. 4 77. 9 95.
21 ¹⁄₂ 2412 9648 103. 5 74. 9 90. 1
21 2304 9216 95. 8 72. 85. 3
20 ¹⁄₂ 2196 8784 88. 3 69. 2 80. 6
20 2088 8352 81. 66. 5 76. 1
19 ¹⁄₂ 1980 7920 76. 7 62. 1 71. 3
19 1881 7524 72. 6 57. 9 66. 6
18 ¹⁄₂ 1782 7128 68. 6 53. 8 62. 1
18 1692 6768 64. 7 49. 8 57. 7
17 ¹⁄₂ 1597 6388 61. 46. 53. 4
17 1512 6048 57. 3 44. 9 51.
16 ¹⁄₂ 1422 5688 53. 9 43. 8 48. 7
16 1332 5328 50. 5 42. 8 46. 5
15 ¹⁄₂ 1251 5004 47. 3 41. 9 44. 3
15 1179 4716 44. 2 41. 42. 3
14 ¹⁄₂ 1098 4392 41. 6 38. 4 39. 9
14 1026 4104 39. 1 36. 37. 6
13 ¹⁄₂ 954 3816 36. 7 33. 6 35. 4
13 882 3528 34. 4 31. 3 33. 3
12 ¹⁄₂ 810 3240 32. 2 29. 2 31. 3
12 756 3024 29. 8 26. 6 28. 6
11 ¹⁄₂ 693 2772 27. 6 24. 2 26. 1
11 630 2520 25. 5 21. 8 23. 7
10 ¹⁄₂ 576 2304 23. 4 19. 6 21. 4
10 522 2088 21. 5 17. 5 19. 2
9 ¹⁄₂ 468 1872 19. 15. 7 17. 1
9 432 1728 16. 7 14. 15. 2
8 ¹⁄₂ 396 1584 14. 6 12. 4 13. 4
8 315 1260 12. 6 10. 9 11. 7
7 ¹⁄₂ 288 1152 10. 7 9. 5 10. 2
7 252 1008 9. 3 8. 2 8. 8
6 ¹⁄₂ 216 864 8. 1 7. 7. 5
6 189 756 7. 5. 8 6. 3
5 ¹⁄₂ 162 648 5. 9 4. 8 5. 3
5 135 540 5. 3. 9 4. 3
4 ¹⁄₂ 108 432 4. 3. 1 3. 4
4 90 360 3. 2 2. 5 2. 7
3 ¹⁄₂ 69 276 2. 4 1. 9 2. 1
3 54 216 1. 8 1. 4 1. 5
Note.—The above Table shows tons and hundredths of tons.
499.—A Table showing the Strength of Plain-laid Rope of three Strands.
Size. Number of Yarns in Rope. Weight of 100 Fathoms in lbs. BREAKING STRAIN IN TONS.
Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Mean.
12 1173 2940 45 .5 35 . 40 .
11 ¹⁄₂ 1077 — 41 .7 32 . 36 .7
11 987 — 38 .2 29 .3 33 .6
10 ¹⁄₂ 900 — 34 .9 26 .7 30 .7
10 816 2136 31 .7 24 .2 27 .9
9 ¹⁄₂ 738 — 28 .6 21 .8 25 .2
9 660 1712 25 .7 19 .6 22 .6
8 ¹⁄₂ 591 — 23 . 17 .5 20 .2
8 522 1379 20 .4 15 .5 18 .
7 ¹⁄₂ 459 — 18 . 13 .6 15 .8
7 399 — 15 .8 11 .8 13 .8
6 ¹⁄₂ 345 — 13 .7 10 .2 12 .
6 294 834 11 .75 8 .7 10 .3
5 ¹⁄₂ 249 712 9 .8 7 .3 8 .7
5 204 — 8 .2 6 .1 7 .2
4 ¹⁄₂ 168 413 6 .7 5 . 5 .9
4 132 — 5 .3 4 . 4 .7
3 ¹⁄₂ 102 — 4 .1 3 .2 3 .7
3 75 203 3 .1 2 .4 2 .8
2 ¹⁄₄ 54 — 2 .2 1 .8 2 .1
2 33 — 1 .5 1 .3 1 .4
1 ³⁄₄ 27 — 1 .28 1 .13 1 .23
1 ¹⁄₂ 21 — .90 .86 .88
1 ¹⁄₄ 15 — ..60 .53 .56
1 12 — ..58 .46 .51
³⁄₄ 9 — ..51 .42 .46
¹⁄₂ 6 — ..28 .28 .28
Note.—The above Table shows tons and hundredths of tons.
500.—A Table for showing the Strength of Chain Cable, as tested in Fifteen Fathom Lengths.
Size. Required Testing Strain in Tons. Weight of 100 Fathoms in lbs. BREAKING STRAIN IN TONS.
Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Mean.
2 ¹⁄₄ 91 ¹⁄₈ 27216 130. 3 121. 8 125. 9
2 ¹⁄₈ 81 ¹⁄₄ 24276 116. 2 108. 6 112. 3
2 72 21504 103. 96. 25 99. 5
1 ⁷⁄₈ 63 ¹⁄₄ 18900 99. 88. 92. 8
1 ³⁄₄ 55 ¹⁄₈ 16464 85. 25 65. 74. 1
1 ⁵⁄₈ 47 ¹⁄₂ 14196 75. 59. 5 66. 5
1 ¹⁄₂ 40 ¹⁄₂ 12096 65. 5 54. 5 59. 5
1 ³⁄₈ 34 10164 53. 6 44. 4 48. 5
1 ¹⁄₄ 28 ¹⁄₂ 8400 42. 8 35. 3 38. 5
1 ¹⁄₈ 22 ³⁄₄ 6804 33. 27. 29. 5
1 18 5376 27. 25 22. 24. 3
⁷⁄₈ 13 ³⁄₄ 4116 22. 5 20. 3 21. 1
³⁄₄ 10 ¹⁄₈ 3024 15. 12. 5 13. 5
¹¹⁄₁₆ 8 ¹⁄₂ 2541 12. 3 10. 8 11. 4
⁵⁄₈ 7 2100 9. 87 9. 37 9. 5
⁹⁄₁₆ 5 ¹⁄₂ 1701
¹⁄₂ 4 ¹⁄₂ 1344 6. 3 5. 9 6.
Note.—The above Table shows tons and hundredths of tons.
501.—A Table showing the Strength of Short Round-linked Bobstay, Bowsprit-shroud or Crane Chain, without Studs, such as is used for Rigging, &c.
Size. Weight of 100 Fathoms in lbs. BREAKING STRAIN IN TONS. Required Test of Strength.
Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Mean.
1 ⁵⁄₈ 15569 75 . 68 . 73 . 31 .6
1 ¹⁄₂ — 64 . 58 .2 62 .3 27 .
1 ⁷⁄₁₆ — 59 . 53 .8 57 .4 24 .7
1 ³⁄₈ — 54 .2 49 .6 52 .8 22 .6
1 ⁵⁄₁₆ — 49 .7 45 .5 48 .4 20 .6
1 ¹⁄₄ — 45 .3 41 .7 44 .1 18 .8
1 ³⁄₁₆ — 41 .2 38 . 40 .1 17 .
1 ¹⁄₈ 7481 37 .3 34 .5 36 .3 15 .3
1 ¹⁄₁₆ — 33 .6 31 .2 32 .7 13 .6
1 6490 30 .1 28 .1 29 .3 12 .
¹⁵⁄₁₆ 5600 26 .8 25 .2 26 .1 10 .5
⁷⁄₈ 4500 23 .7 22 .5 23 .1 9 .1
¹³⁄₁₆ 4000 20 .9 20 . 20 .4 7 .9
³⁄₄ 3449 17 .8 16 .6 17 .3 6 .8
¹¹⁄₁₆ 2900 14 .9 13 .5 14 .6 5 .6
⁵⁄₈ 2538 12 .3 10 .8 12 . 4 .6
⁹⁄₁₆ 2001 10 . 8 .7 9 .7 3 .8
¹⁄₂ 1583 7 .9 6 .9 7 .7 3 .
⁷⁄₁₆ 1060 6 . 5 .2 5 .9 2 .3
³⁄₈ 827 4 .4 3 .8 4 .3 1 .6
⁵⁄₁₆ 581 3 . 2 .7 3 . 1 .1
¹⁄₄ 392 1 .9 1 .7 1 .9 .75
³⁄₁₆ — 1 .1 .97 1 . .42
Note.—The above Table shows tons and hundredths of tons.
502.—Weight of Timber in a green and seasoned State.
Description of Timber. Weight of Cubic Foot.
Green. Seasoned.
lbs. oz. lbs. oz.
Live Oak 76 10 70 8
White Oak 59 14 54 0
Red Oak 63 12 60 10
Hickory 58 14 52 15
Locust 60 12 56 4
Cypress 48 3 36 0
Cedar 32 0 30 4
Maple 45 0 34 4
Yellow Pine 48 12 35 8
White Pine 36 12 30 11
Spruce 43 15 28 14
Elm 56 8 37 5
Beech 60 0 53 6
White Ash 58 3 50 0
Note.—The average weight of the different species of timber, used in building and equipping ships-of-war in the United States’ Navy, may be reckoned about 50 lbs. to the cubic foot.
503.—A Table of Measures and Weights of different Substances.
Cub. in. lbs. oz.
A ton of water (net weight), 250 gallons.
A cubic foot of Water (specific gravity) — 62 9
„ „ Sea-water — 64 2
„ „ New York Harbor-water — 63 14
„ „ Cork — 15 0
„ „ Tallow — 59 0
„ „ Platina — 1218 .75
„ „ Copper — 486 .75
„ „ Lead — 700 .05
„ „ Steel — 489 .08
„ „ Cast Iron — 450 .45
A Bushel of Beans 100 . 63 .
A Cord of Wood (stowage) 128 . 1700 .
The Weight of a Man and his Effects is from 2 to 2¹⁄₂ cwt.
Note.—The above table will be found useful in making calculations of stowage, and also in keeping the ship properly trimmed.
504.—A Table of Weight of Tarred Cordage.
CABLES.
cwt. qr. lbs.
1 Fathom of 24 inch weighs 1 1 4
1 „ 22 „ 1 0 9
1 „ 20 „ 0 3 16
1 „ 19 „ 0 3 6
1 „ 17 „ 0 2 16
1 „ 16 „ 0 2 8
1 „ 15 „ 0 1 27
100 Fathoms of 14 „ 41 2 20
100 „ 13 ¹⁄₂ „ 38 3 1
100 „ 13 „ 35 3 9
100 „ 12 ¹⁄₂ „ 32 3 17
100 „ 11 ¹⁄₂ „ 30 1 10
100 „ 11 „ 26 1 19
100 „ 10 ¹⁄₂ „ 23 1 17
100 „ 10 „ 21 0 3
HAWSERS OF 130 FATHOMS.
130 Fathoms of 6 ¹⁄₂ inch weighs 13 1 11
130 „ 6 „ 11 1 13
130 „ 5 ¹⁄₂ „ 9 2 2
130 „ 5 „ 7 3 19
130 „ 4 ¹⁄₂ „ 6 1 22
130 „ 4 „ 5 0 14
130 „ 3 ¹⁄₂ „ 3 3 7
130 „ 3 „ 2 3 20
130 „ 2 ¹⁄₂ „ 2 0 5
130 „ 2 „ 1 1 6
130 „ 1 ¹⁄₂ „ 0 3 13
130 „ 1 „ 0 1 20
130 „ ³⁄₄ „ 0 1 4
HAWSERS OF 120 FATHOMS.
120 Fathoms of 9 ¹⁄₂ inch weighs 22 2 9
120 „ 9 „ 20 1 17
120 „ 8 ¹⁄₂ „ 18 0 26
120 „ 8 „ 16 0 6
120 „ 7 ¹⁄₂ „ 13 3 16
120 „ 7 „ 12 0 18
120 „ 6 ¹⁄₂ „ 10 1 19
120 „ 6 „ 9 0 12
120 „ 5 ¹⁄₂ „ 7 3 7
120 „ 5 „ 6 2 1
120 „ 4 ¹⁄₂ „ 5 0 23
120 „ 4 „ 4 0 18
120 „ 3 ¹⁄₂ „ 3 1 22
120 „ 3 „ 2 2 11
120 „ 2 ¹⁄₂ „ 1 3 0
120 „ 2 „ 1 1 4
505.—A Table showing the comparative Strength between Iron Chains and Hemp Cables. Also the Size required agreeably to Tonnage, with the Weight equal to Cable.
SIZE OF CHAIN. Vessel’s Tonnage. Size of Rope. Weight of Anchor. Proof required. Weight per Fathom.
Five-sixteenths of an inch — 2 ¹⁄₂ — ³⁄₄ ton. 5 ¹⁄₂
Three-eighths of an inch — 3 ¹⁄₄ — 1 ¹⁄₂ 8
Seven-sixteenths of an inch — 4 — 2 ¹⁄₂ 11
One-half of an inch 20 4 ³⁄₄ 1 ¹⁄₂ cwt. 3 14
Nine-sixteenth of an inch 30 5 ¹⁄₂ 2 4 ¹⁄₂ 18
Five-eighths of an inch 40 6 ¹⁄₄ 2 ¹⁄₂ 6 24
Eleven-sixteenths of an inch 50 7 3 7 ¹⁄₂ 28
Three-quarters of an inch 60 7 ³⁄₄ 4 9 32
Thirteen-sixteenths of an inch 75 8 ¹⁄₂ 4 ¹⁄₂ 11 38
Seven-eighths of an inch 95 9 ¹⁄₄ 5 ¹⁄₂ 13 44
Fifteen-sixteenths of an inch 120 10 6 ¹⁄₂ 15 50
One inch 150 10 ³⁄₄ 8 17 56
One and one-sixteenth inch 180 11 ¹⁄₄ 9 19 62
One and one-eighth inch 210 12 10 ¹⁄₂ 21 ¹⁄₂ 70
One and three-sixteenths inch 240 12 ³⁄₄ 12 24 78
One and one-quarter inch 280 13 ¹⁄₂ 13 ¹⁄₂ 27 86
One and five-sixteenths inch 320 14 ¹⁄₄ 15 30 96
One and three-eighths inch 360 15 16 ¹⁄₂ 33 108
One and seven-sixteenths inch 400 15 ¹⁄₂ 18 36 115
One and one-half inch 450 16 20 40 125
506.—A Table showing the Length, Breadth and Strength of Flax and Cotton Canvass, as used in U. S. N. Together with the Number, Length and Breadth of Strips cut crosswise and lengthwise, used in the test of Strength, and the average weight required of them, before received for use.
NUMBER OF CANVASS. Number of yards in Bolt. Weight of Bolt. Breadth of Canvas. Distance of blue thread fm selvagee. Number of Strips cut for a test. Breadth of Strips, cut crosswise. Length of Strips, cut crosswise. Breadth of Strips, cut lengthwise. Length of Strips, cut lengthwise. Average weight required to be borne by 3 strips separately, cut crosswise. Average weight required to be borne by 3 strips separately, cut lengthwise.
Yards. lbs. oz. Inches. Inches. Number. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. lbs. lbs.
Flax Canvas, No. 1, 40 42 . 20 1 ³⁄₄ 6 1 20 1 24 470 316
Flax Canvas, No. 2, 40 38 . 20 1 ³⁄₄ 6 1 20 1 24 420 280
Flax Canvas, No. 3, 40 35 . 20 1 ⁵⁄₈ 6 1 20 1 24 370 250
Flax Canvas, No. 4, 40 32 . 20 1 ⁵⁄₈ 6 1 20 1 24 340 230
Flax Canvas, No. 5, 40 29 . 20 1 ⁵⁄₈ 6 1 20 1 24 320 216
Flax Canvas, No. 6, 40 26 . 20 1 ⁵⁄₈ 6 1 20 1 24 300 200
Flax Canvas, No. 7, 40 23 . 20 1 ¹⁄₄ 6 1 20 1 24 280 193
Flax Canvas, No. 8, 40 20 . 20 1 ¹⁄₄ 6 1 ¹⁄₄ 20 1 ¹⁄₄ 24 300 213
Flax Canvas, No. 9, 40 18 .6 20 1 ¹⁄₄ 6 1 ¹⁄₄ 20 1 ¹⁄₄ 24 298 210
Cotton Canvas, No. 1, 50 42 . 20 1 ⁷⁄₈ - Used for the purpose of making Tarpaulins, &c.
Cotton Canvas, No. 2, 50 42 . 20 1 ⁷⁄₈
Cotton Canvas, No. 3, 50 40 . 20 1 ⁵⁄₈ - Used for Hammock-cloths, Awnings, Boom-covers, &c.
Cotton Canvas, No. 4, 50 38 . 20 1 ⁵⁄₈
Cotton Canvas, No. 5, 50 36 . 20 1 ³⁄₈ - Used for making Studding-sail and Fore and Aft Sail Covers, &c.
Cotton Canvas, No. 6, 50 34 . 20 1 ³⁄₈
Cotton Canvas, No. 7, 50 32 . 20 1 ¹⁄₈ - Used for Boats’ Awnings, Awning Curtains, &c.
Cotton Canvas, No. 8, 50 30 . 20 1 ¹⁄₈
Cotton Canvas, No. 9, 50 28 . 20 ⁷⁄₈ - Used for Gigs’ Sails, Side-screens, &c.
Cotton Canvas, No. 10, 50 26 . 20 ⁷⁄₈
Hammock and Bag Stuff, No. 1, 50 105 . 42 1 ⁵⁄₈ Used for making Hammocks.
Hammock and Bag Stuff, No. 4, 50 75 . 42 1 ⁵⁄₈ Used for making Clothes-bags.
Note.—There is no test required for strength for Cotton Canvass, it not being used for making sails in the Navy.
507.—Cordage Table, showing the Weight of one Fathom Rope, from 1 inch to 24 inches inclusive, plain laid 3-strand, such as used for running rigging, &c.
Size Rope. lbs.oz.
1 inch weighs .3³⁄₄
1 ¹⁄₄ „ „ .5³⁄₄
1 ¹⁄₂ „ „ .8¹⁄₄
1 ³⁄₄ „ „ .11¹⁄₄
2 „ „ .14³⁄₄
2 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 1 .2²⁄₃
2 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 1 .7
2 ³⁄₄ „ „ 1 .11⁷⁄₈
3 „ „ 2 .1¹⁄₅
3 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 2 .7
3 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 2 .13¹⁄₅
3 ³⁄₄ „ „ 3 .2³⁄₈
4 „ „ 3 .11
4 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 4 .1³⁄₈
4 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 4 .10²⁄₃
4 ³⁄₄ „ „ 5 .3³⁄₈
5 „ „ 5 .12¹⁄₄
5 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 6 .5²⁄₃
5 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 7 .
5 ³⁄₄ „ „ 7 .9⁷⁄₈
6 „ „ 8 .4³⁄₄
6 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 9 .
6 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 9 .11³⁄₄
6 ³⁄₄ „ „ 10 .8
7 „ „ 11 .4²⁄₃
7 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 12 .2
7 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 13 .0³⁄₈
7 ³⁄₄ „ „ 13 .13²⁄₃
8 „ „ 14 .12¹⁄₃
8 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 15 .11¹⁄₂
8 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 16 .10¹⁄₂
8 ³⁄₄ „ „ 17 .10¹⁄₂
9 „ „ 18 .10²⁄₃
9 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 19 .11³⁄₈
9 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 20 .13³⁄₈
9 ³⁄₄ „ „ 21 .14²⁄₃
10 „ „ 23 .1¹⁄₂
10 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 24 .3¹⁄₂
10 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 25 .7
10 ³⁄₄ „ „ 26 .11³⁄₈
11 „ „ 27 .14¹⁄₂
11 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 29 .1¹⁄₄
11 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 30 .9
11 ³⁄₄ „ „ 31 .14
12 „ „ 33 .3
12 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 34 .9¹⁄₂
12 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 36 .
12 ³⁄₄ „ „ 37 .8
13 „ „ 38 .15
13 ¹⁄₄ „ „ 40 .8¹⁄₄
13 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 42 .
13 ³⁄₄ „ „ 43 .9¹⁄₄
14 „ „ 45 .4³⁄₄
15 „ „ 52 .0¹⁄₃
16 „ „ 59 .5
17 „ „ 66 .10
18 „ „ 74 .10
19 „ „ 83 .2
20 „ „ 92 .11
21 „ „ 102 .1
22 „ „ 112 .
23 „ „ 122 .3
24 „ „ 134 .6
Rule to find the weight of any sized Rope.—A rope of 1 inch circumference requires 486 fathoms to make one hundred weight. The superficial part of all circles being in proportion to the square of their diameters, consequently the square of their circumference. Therefore, a rope of 1 inch in circumference, whose square is one, has 486 fathoms to a cwt.; and, therefore, 486 being divided by the square of the circumference of any rope, the quotient will give the number of fathoms. For instance,
9×9=81)486(6. The number of fathoms in a cwt. 9×9=81)486
Rule to find the weight of 120 fathoms of any sized Cable.—Multiply the circumference by the circumference, and divide the product by 4, and the quotient will be the number of cwts. in 120 fathoms.
508.—A Table showing the Length of the First Warp of Standing Rigging.
Number of Guns. Fore. Main. Mizen.
Shrouds. T.M. Shrouds. T.M. Backstay. T.G. Shrouds. T.G. Backstay. Shrouds. T.M. Shrouds. T.M. Backstay. T.G. Shrouds. T.G. Backstay. Shrouds. T.M. Shrouds. T.M. Backstay. T.G. Shrouds. T.G. Backstay.
Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In. Ft.In.
SHIPS OF THE LINE.
One hundred 62.0 55.6 116.0 82.0 140.0 71.0 60.0 128.0 88.0 150.0 55.0 43.0 95.0 63.0 114.0
Ninety-eight 61.0 52.0 109.0 76.0 132.0 68.0 58.0 122.0 85.0 148.9 51.0 41.0 88.0 59.0 106.0
Eighty 55.0 50.0 105.0 73.10 126.0 62.0 56.0 114.0 82.0 139.0 48.0 40.0 82.0 57.0 105.0
Eighty 66.0 60.0 123.0 86.0 150.0 69.0 65.0 132.0 95.6 160.6 59.6 42.0 96.0 60.0 117.0
Seventy-four 65.0 55.6 118.0 80.0 143.0 74.0 59.0 129.0 87.0 158.0 60.0 42.0 97.0 60.0 117.0
FRIGATES.
Sixty-four 55.0 47.0 101.0 70.0 127.0 61.0 52.0 113.0 76.0 137.0 50.0 38.0 85.6 54.0 99.0
Fifty 50.0 44.6 93.0 64.0 114.0 57.0 48.0 102.0 73.0 126.0 45.0 36.0 78.0 48.0 93.0
Forty-four 46.0 41.0 89.0 60.0 108.0 54.0 46.6 100.0 69.0 123.0 43.0 36.0 78.0 48.0 87.0
Thirty-eight 54.0 40.6 92.0 62.0 109.0 58.0 46.3 102.3 68.0 123.0 50.0 36.0 78.3 47.0 95.0
Thirty-six 53.0 42.0 93.0 62.0 110.0 60.0 49.6 102.0 72.0 126.0 47.0 37.6 79.6 55.0 96.0
Thirty-two 48.0 39.0 85.6 58.0 104.0 55.0 45.0 96.9 66.0 118.0 46.6 34.6 75.0 47.6 93.0
Twenty-eight 45.0 38.0 82.6 56.0 100.0 52.9 43.0 92.0 63.0 122.0 44.6 32.0 72.0 45.0 90.0
SLOOPS.
Twenty-four 42.0 36.0 78.0 53.0 96.0 47.0 39.6 86.0 60.0 105.0 43.0 30.0 69.0 42.0 87.0
Twenty 40.0 35.0 75.0 51.0 89.0 45.0 38.6 81.0 57.0 98.0 40.0 27.0 66.0 39.0 81.0
Sixteen 38.0 30.0 66.0 44.0 80.0 42.0 33.6 72.0 49.0 87.6 35.6 24.0 57.0
BRIGS.
Ten 31.6 26.6 56.6 42.0 72.0 37.6 29.6 66.0 45.0 84.0
509.—A Table of Foreign Ordnance.
Pounders. Long Guns. Iron. Brass. French. Spanish. Dutch. Portuguese. Russian.
Calibre. Diameter of Shot. Weight of Lead. Length. Weight. Length. Weight. Diameter of Shot. Weight of Shot. Diameter. Weight. Diameter. Weight. Diameter. Weight. Diameter. Weight.
Sixty-eight Pounder 8 .0080 7 .848 103 .2
Forty-two Pounder 6 .8208 6 .6844 63 .88 9 .6 67 .0 .0 16 .6 66 .0 .0 — — — — — — 7 .49 59 .09 6 .86 45 .4
Thirty-two Pounder 6 .2297 6 .1051 48 .65 9 .6 55 .0 .0 10 .0 55 .2 .0 6 .3496 36 . 6 .84 45 . 6 .4 36 .87 6 .8 35 .12 6 .47 38 .08
Twenty-four Pounder 5 .6601 5 .5469 36 .44 9 .0 47 .2 .0 9 .6 53 .0 .9 5 .808 27 .55 6 .03 30 .84 5 .92 29 .18 5 .93 29 .32 6 . 30 .38
Eighteen Pounder 5 .1425 5 .0397 27 .43 9 .0 40 .0 .0 5 .9 18 .0 .0 5 .074 18 .37 5 .52 23 .65 5 .45 22 .77 5 .4 22 .14 5 .45 22 .77
Twelve Pounder 4 .4924 4 .4026 18 .25 9 .0 32 .0 .0 9 .0 31 .2 .8 4 .61 13 .78 4 .8 15 .55 4 .76 15 .16 4 .7 14 .6 4 .76 15 .16
Nine Pounder 4 .0816 4 . 13 .71 7 .0 23 .0 .0 6 .6 18 .0 .0 4 .027 9 .18 4 .2 10 .42 4 .13 9 .9 4 .3 11 .18 4 .17 10 .20
Six Pounder 3 .5656 3 .4943 9 .109 8 .0 22 .0 .0 6 .0 8 .3 .27 — — — — 3 .78 7 .6 3 .75 7 .42 3 .78 7 .60
Nondescript — — — 6 .0 16 .2 .0
Four Pounder 3 .1149 3 .0526 6 .08 6 .0 22 .1 .0 — — 3 .196 4 .59
Three Pounder 2 .8301 2 .7734 4 .552 4 .6 7 .1 .0 3 .6 2 .2 .27
Two Pounder 2 .4723 2 .4228 3 .037 — — — 3 .1 .0
One Pounder 1 .9622 1 .923 1 .517
MORTARS.
Filled.
Thirteen Inches 13 . 12 .783 349 .19 5 .3 82 .1 .0 5 .3 82 .0 .8 - Non- des- cript. — — — — — —
Land-piece 13 . 12 .783 349 .19 3 .7¹⁄₂ 36 .2 .12 3 .7¹⁄₂ 25 .0 .10
Ten Inches 10 . 9 .833 158 .958 4 .8 41 .0 .0 4 .8 33 .0 .0
Land-piece — — — 2 .9 16 .0 .6 2 .9 10 .1 .25
Eight Inches 8 . 7 .867 81 .407 2 .1³⁄₄ 8 .0 .10 2 .1³⁄₄ 4 .1 .8
Six and a-half Inches 5 .8 5 .703 31 .009
510.—A Table showing the Quantity of Provisions, Slop Clothing and Small Stores, for 200 men, for four months, in the U. S. Navy.
SMALL STORES.
Tobacco (plugs) 1,000
Soap (bars) 800
Mustard (bottles) 100
Pepper (bottles) 100
Knives (1 each) 200
Spoons (1 each) 200
Fine Combs (1 each) 200
Coarse Combs (1 each) 200
Tin Pots (1 each) 200
Tin Pans (1 each) 200
Scrubbing Brushes (1 each) 200
Ribbon (pieces) 100
Tape (pieces) 100
Needles (papers) 100
White Thread (pounds) 50
Blue Thread (pounds) 50
Thimbles (1 each) 200
Beeswax (cakes) 100
Blacking (boxes) 200
Scissors (1 pair each) 200
Shoe Brushes (1 pair each) 200
Mittens (1 pair each) 200
Cotton Handkerchiefs 50
SLOP CLOTHING.
Mattresses (1 each) 200
Blankets (2 each) 400
Pea-jackets 100
Trowsers (1 pair each) 200
Duck Frocks (1 each) 200
Duck Trowsers (2 pairs each) 400
White Flannel Shirts (2 each) 400
Blue Flannel Shirts (2 each) 400
Drawers (2 pairs each) 400
Hats (1 each) 200
Shoes (1 pair each) 200
Stockings (2 pairs each) 400
Black Handkerchiefs (1 each) 200
Boots (1 pair each) 200
PROVISIONS.
Bread (pounds) 22,320
Beef (pounds) 14,652
Pork (pounds) 10,914
Flour (pounds) 1,819
Raisins (pounds) 910
Tea (pounds) 400
Sugar (pounds) 3,210
Rice (pounds) 3,636
Beans (pounds) 5,460
Pickles (pounds) 1,819
Vinegar (gallons) 228
Spirits (gallons) 750
Allowing per centage for waste.
N. B.—All recruits, when received on board of receiving-ships of the U. S. Navy, are required to have an outfit in slop clothing, &c., of one blue cloth jacket, one pair of blue cloth trowsers, 2 duck frocks, one pair of duck trowsers, two blue flannel shirts, one pair of drawers, one hat, one pair of shoes, two pairs of stockings, one black silk handkerchief, two pounds of tobacco, two pounds of soap, one knife, one tin pot, pan and spoon; the greater part of which they have when transferred to vessels for sea-service. This being the case, there is no necessity for having the full amount, as above stated, in slops and small stores in the purser’s department, for issue in the course of four months.
QUANTITY OF WATER FOR EACH CLASS.
Ships of the Line—Three Decks, 110,000 gallons; Two Decks—1st Class, 82,000 gals.; 2d Class, 78,000 gals.; Razees, 55,000 gals.; Frigates—32 Pounder, 48,000 gals.; 24 Pounder, 43,000 gals.; 18 Pounder, 34,900 gals.; Sloops—32 Pounder, 21,000 gals.; 24 Pounder, 19,000 gals.; Sixteen 32 lb. Carronades, 15,000 gals.; Brigs, 8,000 gals.; Brigantines and Schooners 7,900 gals.; Steamers—1st Class, 23,500 gals.; 2d Class, 10,000 gals.; 3d Class, 5,000 gals.; Receiving Vessels—Ships of the Line, 14,600 gals.
511.—Exhibit of the Navy Ration, Showing the component parts for each day of the week, and the value at which they are to be computed, under the 2d, 4th and 5th Sections of the Act of Congress, “To establish and regulate the Navy Ration,” approved 29th August, 1842.
Days of the Week. Pounds. Ounces. Pints.
Beef. Pork. Flour. Rice. Raisins or dried fruits. Pickles or Cran- berries. Bis- cuit. Sugar. Tea. Cof- fee. Co- coa. But- ter. Cheese. Beans. Mo- lasses. Vine- gar. Spirits.
Either.
Sunday 1 — ¹⁄₂ — ¹⁄₄ — 14 2 ¹⁄₄ 1 1 — — — — — ¹⁄₄
Monday — 1 — — — — 14 2 ¹⁄₄ 1 1 — — ¹⁄₂ — — ¹⁄₄
Tuesday 1 — — ¹⁄₂ — — 14 2 ¹⁄₄ 1 1 2 2 — — — ¹⁄₄
Wednesday — 1 — — — ¹⁄₄ 14 2 ¹⁄₄ 1 1 — — ¹⁄₂ — — ¹⁄₄
Thursday 1 — ¹⁄₂ — ¹⁄₄ — 14 2 ¹⁄₄ 1 1 — — — — — ¹⁄₄
Friday 1 — — ¹⁄₂ — — 14 2 ¹⁄₄ 1 1 2 2 — ¹⁄₂ — ¹⁄₄
Saturday — 1 — — — ¹⁄₄ 14 2 ¹⁄₄ 1 1 — — ¹⁄₂ — ¹⁄₂ ¹⁄₄
Weekly Quantity 4 3 1 1 ¹⁄₂ ¹⁄₂ 198 14 1 ³⁄₄ 7 7 4 4 1 ¹⁄₂ ¹⁄₂ ¹⁄₂ 1 ³⁄₄
VALUATION OF THE WEEKLY QUANTITY, &c.
3 pounds of Pork 7 ¹⁄₂ cents per pound, 22 ¹⁄₂ cents.
4 „ Beef 6 „ „ 24 „
1 „ Flour 4 „ „ 4 „
1 „ Rice 3 „ „ 3 „
¹⁄₂ „ Raisins, &c. 13 „ „ 6 ¹⁄₂ „
¹⁄₂ „ Pickles, &c. 12 ¹⁄₂ „ „ 6 ¹⁄₄ „
98 ounces of Bread 4 „ „ 24 ¹⁄₂ „
14 „ Sugar 8 „ „ 7 „
1 ³⁄₄ „ Tea - of same val. 80 „ „ 8 ³⁄₄ „
7 „ Coffee
7 „ Cocoa
4 „ Butter 23 „ „ 5 ³⁄₄ „
4 „ Cheese 16 „ „ 4 „
1 ¹⁄₂ pints of Beans 24 „ gallon, 4 ¹⁄₂ „
¹⁄₂ „ Molasses 64 „ „ 4 „
¹⁄₂ „ Vinegar 20 „ „ 1 ¹⁄₄ „
1 ³⁄₄ „ Spirits 64 „ „ 14 „
Averaging 20 cents per day, or weekly $1.40
The foregoing exhibit of the component parts, &c., of the Navy Ration, has been compiled in pursuance of the act of Congress, and will be strictly observed by commanders of vessels and by pursers, as a regulation of this Department, prescribing the daily issue of provisions, and the valuation at which they are to be commuted. All persons “attached to vessels for sea-service,” are entitled individually to one ration per day.
Every commissioned or warrant-officer, of, or over, twenty-one years of age, may, at his option, commute the entire ration, or only the spirit portion of it: provided the commutation, in either case, be made for not less than three consecutive months. And every other person, of the above-named age, entitled to a ration, may commute the spirit component, under the limitation of time, unless sooner detached, or entitled to a discharge.
No officer or other person, under twenty-one years of age, shall be permitted to draw the spirit part of his ration. Its value in money, as estimated by the foregoing table, will be credited to him by the purser, and paid whenever the commander of the vessel, to which such officer or person may belong, shall direct.
The messes of a ship’s crew may, with the sanction of the commanding officer, commute, daily or weekly, one or more entire rations, for not less than three months (unless sooner detached, or entitled to a discharge); the commutation to be paid by the purser, at such times as the said commanding officer shall deem fit.
Pursers having the delivery of rations, will make out and transmit, monthly and otherwise, by the earliest opportunities, to the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing of this Department, abstracts of provisions, agreeably to such forms as may be furnished to them from that bureau, approved by the Second Comptroller of the Treasury; their provision accounts, as heretofore, will be rendered to the Fourth Auditor’s office.
A. P. UPSHUR, Secretary of the Navy.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE THE NAVY RATION.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the navy ration shall consist of the following daily allowance of provisions for each person:—One pound of salted pork, with half a pint of peas or beans; or one pound of salted beef, with half a pound of flour, and a quarter of a pound of raisins, dried apples, or other dried fruits; or one pound of salt beef, with half a pound of rice, two ounces of butter, and two ounces of cheese; together with fourteen ounces of biscuit, one quarter of an ounce of tea, or one ounce of coffee, or one ounce of cocoa, two ounces of sugar, and one gill of spirits; and of a weekly allowance of half a pound of pickles or cranberries, half a pint of molasses, and half a pint of vinegar.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That fresh meat may be substituted for salt beef or pork, and vegetables or sauer-kraut for other articles usually issued with the salted meats, allowing one and a quarter pounds of fresh meat for one pound of salted beef or pork, and regulating the quantity of vegetables or sauer-kraut, so as to equal the value of those articles for which they may be substituted.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That, should it be necessary to vary the above described daily allowance, it shall be lawful to substitute one pound of soft bread, or one pound of flour, or half a pound of rice, for fourteen ounces of biscuit; half a pint of wine for a gill of spirits; half a pound of rice for half a pint of peas or beans; half a pint of beans or peas for half a pound of rice. When it may be deemed expedient by the President of the United States, Secretary of the Navy, commander of a fleet or squadron, or a single ship, when not acting under the authority of another officer on foreign service, the articles of butter, cheese, raisins, dried apples (or other dried fruits), pickles and molasses may be substituted for each other and for spirits; provided the article substituted shall not exceed in value the article for which it may be issued, according to the scale of prices which is or may be established for the same.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in cases of necessity the daily allowance of provisions may be diminished or varied, by the discretion of the senior officer present in command; but payment shall be made to the persons whose allowance shall be thus diminished, according to the scale of prices which is or may be established for the same; but a commander, who shall thus make a diminution or variation, shall report to his commanding officer, or to the Navy Department, the necessity for the same, and give to the purser written orders, specifying particularly the diminution or reduction which is to be made.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no commissioned officer, or midshipman, or any person under twenty-one years of age, shall be allowed to draw the spirit part of the daily ration; and all other persons shall be permitted to relinquish that part of their ration, under such restrictions as the President of the United States may authorize; and to every person who, by this section, is prohibited from drawing, or who may relinquish, the spirit part of his ration, there shall be paid, in lieu thereof, the value of the same in money, according to the prices which are or may be established for the same.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall go into effect, in the United States, on the first day of the succeeding quarter after it becomes a law; and in vessels abroad, on the first day of the succeeding quarter after its official receipt; and any acts, or parts of acts, which may be contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act, shall be and are hereby repealed.
BERTH-DECK, OR SAILORS’ MESS-TABLE.
512.—TABLE For finding the Distance of an Object by two Bearings, and the Distance run between them.
Difference between Course and Second Bearing in Points. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COURSE AND FIRST BEARING IN POINTS OF THE COMPASS.
2 2¹⁄₂ 3 3¹⁄₂ 4 4¹⁄₂ 5 5¹⁄₂ 6 6¹⁄₂ 7 7¹⁄₂ 8 8¹⁄₂ 9 9¹⁄₂ 10
3 ¹⁄₂ 1
4 1.00
4 ¹⁄₂ 0.81 1.23
5 0.69 1.00 1.45
5 ¹⁄₂ 0.60 0.85 1.17 1.66
6 0.54 0.74 1.00 1.35 1.85
6 ¹⁄₂ 0.49 0.67 0.88 1.14 1.50 2.02
7 0.46 0.61 0.79 1.00 1.27 1.64 2.17
7 ¹⁄₂ 0.43 0.57 0.72 0.90 1.11 1.39 1.77 2.30
8 0.41 0.53 0.67 0.82 1.00 1.22 1.50 1.87 2.41
8 ¹⁄₂ 0.40 0.51 0.63 0.76 0.92 1.09 1.31 1.58 1.96 2.50
9 0.39 0.49 0.60 0.72 0.85 1.00 1.18 1.39 1.66 2.03 2.56
9 ¹⁄₂ 0.38 0.48 0.58 0.69 0.80 0.93 1.08 1.25 1.46 1.72 2.08 2.60
10 0.38 0.47 0.57 0.66 0.76 0.88 1.00 1.14 1.31 1.51 1.76 2.11 2.61
10 ¹⁄₂ 0.38 0.47 0.56 0.65 0.74 0.84 0.94 1.06 1.19 1.35 1.55 1.79 2.12 2.60
11 0.39 0.47 0.56 0.64 0.72 0.81 0.90 1.00 1.11 1.24 1.39 1.57 1.80 2.11 2.56
11 ¹⁄₂ 0.40 0.48 0.56 0.63 0.71 0.79 0.87 0.95 1.05 1.15 1.27 1.41 1.58 1.79 2.08 2.50
12 0.41 0.49 0.57 0.64 0.71 0.78 0.85 0.92 1.00 1.08 1.18 1.29 1.41 1.57 1.76 2.03 2.41
12 ¹⁄₂ 0.43 0.51 0.58 0.65 0.71 0.77 0.83 0.90 0.97 1.03 1.11 1.20 1.29 1.41 1.55 1.72 1.96
The Table is to be entered with the number of points contained between the ships head and the first bearing of the object, at the top, and with the number of points, reckoned the same way, between the ship’s head and the second bearing, at the side; the number in the table at the intersection of the two columns being multiplied by the distance run, is the distance from the object at the time the last bearing was taken.
Example.—A Light-house bears N. W., and after running W. by S. 8 miles, it bears N. N. E.; the number of points between W. by S. and N. W. is 5, and that between W. by S. and N. N. E. is 11; then under 5 points at the top, and abreast of 11 points at the side, stands the number 0.9, which being multiplied by 8 gives 7.2 miles, the distance at the time of the last (N. N. E.) bearing.
If the bearings are observed to quarter points, the numbers may be taken out accordingly; this needs no example.
513.—Dimensions of the Masts and Spars of the U. S. Steam-ship Princeton.
Above Deck.
49 ft. 2 in. Fore-mast, 70 ft. Head, 12 ft. Diameter, 24 ¹⁄₂ in.
53 ft. Main-mast, 74 ft. „ 12 ft. „ 25 in.
46 ft. 8 in. Mizen-mast, 54 ft. 6 in. „ 10 ft. „ 18 ¹⁄₂ in.
Fore and Main Top-mast, 42 ft. „ 7 ft. 6 in. Cap, 14 ¹⁄₄ in.
Do. Top-gallant M., 22 ft. Hoist, 14 ft. 6 in. Royal 9 ft.Pole-cap, 8 ¹⁄₂ in.
Mizen Top-mast, 33 ft. Head, 5 ft. 6 in. Cap, 11 in.
„ Top-gallant Mast, 18 ft. Hoist, 12 ft. Royal, 7 ft. Pole, 6 ³⁄₄ in.
Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch.
Fore and Main Yard, 68 . Arms, 4 . Sling, 15 ¹⁄₂
Fore and Main Top Yard, 54 . Arms, 4 .6 Sling, 13
Fore and Main Top-gal’t Yard, 37 . Arms, 2 .6 Sling, 7 ³⁄₄
Fore and Main Royal Yard, 25 .6 Arms, 1 .3 Sling, 5 ¹⁄₂
Mizen Yard, 54 . Arms, 4 .6 Sling, 13
Mizen Top Yard, 39 . Arms, 3 .6 Sling, 9
Mizen Top-gallant Yard, 26 .6 Arms, 1 .9 Sling, 6 ¹⁄₄
Mizen Royal Yard, 19 . Arms, 1 . Sling, 4
Bowsprit (Outboard), 25 .6 — Bed, 25
Jib-boom (Outboard), 24 . Inb’d, 20 ft. Head, 3 . Cap, 13 ¹⁄₂
Flying-boom (Outboard), 19 . Head, 5 . Cap, 8
Spanker-boom, 47 .6 Head, 2 . Slings, 9
Spanker-gaff, 39 . Head, 8 . Slings, 7
Swinging-booms 45 .6 Slings, 8
Top-mast Steering-sail Booms, 35 . Slings, 7
T. G. M. Steering-sail Booms, 28 . Slings, 5 ¹⁄₂
Royal Steering-sail Booms, 19 . Slings, 3 ³⁄₄
Lower Steering-sail Yards, 17 . Slings, 5
Top-mast Steering-sail Yards, 21 . Slings, 5
T. G. M. Steering-sail Yards, 16 . Slings, 4
Royal Steering-sail Yards, 10 . Slings, 3
Mizen Try-sail Mast, 38 . Slings, 7 ¹⁄₂
Ft.In.
The Fore-mast from top of deck to top of kelson is buried, 20 .4
The Main-mast from top of deck to top of kelson is buried, 20 .7
The Mizen-mast from top of deck to top of kelson is buried, 7 .10
Which leaves the Fore-mast just 69 .8
And the Main-mast, 73 .7
Length between perpendiculars, 15 .6
Length of Spar-deck, 165 .2
Length of Keel, 142 .9
Extreme breadth of Beam, 3 .0
Depth of Hold to Spar-deck, 21 .8
Dead rise at half breadth, 2 .3¹⁄₂
514.—A Table of the Size of Short-link Chain, when used as Rigging.
NAMES OF CHAIN. SHIPS OF THE LINE. 1ST CLASS FRIGATES. 1ST CLASS SLOOPS. BRIGS.
Bobstay 1 ¹⁄₄ in. 1 ¹⁄₈ in. 1 in. ⁷⁄₈ in.
Bowsprit Shrouds to clear the chain cable 1 ¹⁄₈ 1 ⁷⁄₈ ³⁄₄
Gammoning (if chains are used) 1 ⁷⁄₈ ³⁄₄ ⁵⁄₈
Martingale Stays ⁷⁄₈ ⁷⁄₈ ³⁄₄ ⁵⁄₈
Martingale Guys or Back-rope ³⁄₄ ³⁄₄ ⁵⁄₈ ¹⁄₂
Bumkin Braces 1 ¹⁄₈ 1 ³⁄₄ ⁵⁄₈
Shank Painter 1 1 ⁷⁄₈ ⁵⁄₈
Cat-Stoppers 1 ¹⁄₈ 1 ⁷⁄₈ ³⁄₄
Slings for Fore and Main Yards Single Part. 1¹⁄₂ in. Doub. Part. 1¹⁄₈ in.
Slings for Cross-Jack Yard 1¹⁄₈ in. ⁷⁄₈ in.
Slings for Top-sail Tyes ⁷⁄₈ in.
Slings for Top-sail Sheets Outer Half. ⁷⁄₈ in. Inner Half. ³⁄₄ in. Outer Half. ³⁄₄ in. Inner Half. ⁵⁄₈ in. Outer Half. ⁵⁄₈ in. Inner Half. ¹⁄₂ in. Outer Half. ¹⁄₂ in. Inner Half. ³⁄₈ in.
Preventer Slings for Yards Fore & Main. 1¹⁄₄ in. Cr. Jack. ⁷⁄₈ in. Fore & Main. 1¹⁄₈ in. Cr. Jack. ³⁄₄ in. Fore & Main. 1 in. Cr. Jack. ⁵⁄₈ in. Fore and Main. ³⁄₄ in.
Guys for Quarter-boat’s Davits ⁵⁄₈ in. ¹⁄₂ in. ³⁄₈ in. ¹⁄₄
Topping-lifts to Quarter Davits[40] ³⁄₄ in. ⁵⁄₈ in. ¹⁄₂ in. ³⁄₈
Riding Stoppers 1 in. ⁷⁄₈ in. ³⁄₄ in. ⁵⁄₈ in.
Tyes or Preventer Tyes for Gaffs, 1 ¹⁄₈ 1 ⁷⁄₈ ³⁄₄
Sheet Cable, snaps of three tails in tapering lengths of [Triang. Ring & Shack.] 6 feet each. [Triang. Ring & Shack.] 6 feet each. [Triang. Ring & Shack.] 6 feet each. [Triang. Ring & Shack.] 6 feet each.
Sheet Cable, snaps of three tails in diameter 1¹⁄₄ in., 1¹⁄₈, 1, ¹⁄₂ 2¹⁄₈ in., 1¹⁄₈, 1, ³⁄₄ 1 in., ⁵⁄₈, ¹⁄₂, ³⁄₈ ⁷⁄₈ in., ¹⁄₂, ³⁄₄, ¹⁄₄
Stream Cable, snaps, in tapering lengths of 6 feet each. 6 feet each.
Stream Cable, snaps, in diameter, 1³⁄₄ in., 1, ³⁄₄, ¹⁄₂ 1¹⁄₂ in., ³⁄₄, ⁵⁄₈, ³⁄₈
Fifteen Fathoms of Chain Cable, to connect the snaps and Sheet Cable 2 ¹⁄₄ in. 2 ¹⁄₈ in. 1 in. ⁷⁄₈ in.
Ten Fathoms of Chain Cable, to shackle round the Mast 2 1 ³⁄₄ 1 ⁷⁄₈
Fifteen Fathoms of Chain Cable, to connect the snaps and Stream Cable 1 ³⁄₄ 1 ¹⁄₂ 1 ¹⁄₈ ³⁄₄
Ten Fathoms of Chain Cable, to shackle round the Mast 1 ¹⁄₂ 1 ¹⁄₄ 1 ¹⁄₈ 1
Messengers, when chain 1 ¹⁄₂ 1 ¹⁄₄ 1 ¹⁄₈ 1
Main Rigging, to come down, to clear the heat from the chimney First Class Steamers. 1 in. Second Class Steamers. ³⁄₄ in.
Mizen Rigging, to come down, to clear the heat from the chimney (if necessary) ³⁄₄ ⁵⁄₈
Note.—One-eighth of an inch of Iron in diameter is more than equal to an inch of Hemp Rope in circumference.
515.--A Table showing the Dimensions of the Masts and Yards of American, English and French Ships. FRENCH SHIPS AS PUBLISHED, AND REDUCED TO ENGLISH MEASURE.
Three-deck Ships. Two-deck Ships. Frigates.
AMERICAN. ENGLISH. FRENCH. 1st Class. 2d Class. AMERICAN. ENGLISH. FRENCH.
AMERICAN. ENGLISH. FRENCH. AMERICAN. ENGLISH. FRENCH. 1st Class. 2d Class.
Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet. Length. Diamet.
Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Inch.
Length of Lower-deck — — 205 . — 206 .6 — — — 193 .10 — 191 .8 — — — 176 . — 179 .11 — — — — — 151 .5 — 151 .2
Breadth Extreme — — 54 .6 — 59 .6 — — — 51 .5 — 50 . — — — 47 .6 — 47 . — — — — — 40 .1 — 38 .4
Main Mast to the hound 132 . 41 . 106 .7 41 109 .8 41 ¹⁄₂ 124 .6 40 . 101 .7 39 ¹⁄₄ 105 .5 38 ¹⁄₄ 117 . 36 .5 93 . 36 95 .8 36 ³⁄₈ 105 . 34 .6 95 . 31 .5 77 .6 28 81 .2 29 ¹⁄₄
Main Mast head 22 . — 20 .7 — 18 .1 — 20 . — 19 .8 — 17 . — 20 . — 18 . — 15 .11 — 18 . — 16 . — 15 . — 13 .1
Main Top-mast to the hound 70 . 21 .5 64 .11 22 68 .5 23 ³⁄₈ 70 . 21 .5 59 .8 20 ³⁄₄ 65 .5 21 ³⁄₄ 70 . 21 .5 56 .2 19 ¹⁄₄ 60 .2 20 ¹⁄₄ 63 . 19 .3 56 . 17 . 46 .10 16 ¹⁄₈ 52 .10 17 ¹⁄₂
Main Top-mast head 12 . — 10 .1 — 9 .4 — 12 . — 9 .7 — 9 . — 10 . — 9 .1 — 9 . — 9 .7 — 9 .6 — 7 .6 — 7 .11
Main Top-gallant Mast to the hound 41 . 12 . 33 . 12 ¹⁄₈ 35 .2 12 ³⁄₄ 41 . 12 . 30 .5 11 ¹⁄₂ 34 .2 11 ³⁄₄ 41 . 12 . 29 .0¹⁄₂ 11 33 . 11 ¹⁄₄ 37 .6 11 . 33 .6 10 . 23 .8 9 30 .11 10 ⁵⁄₈
Main Top-gallant Mast pole 24 . 9 .5 23 . — 19 .2 — 24 . 9 .5 21 .6 — 18 .1 — 24 . 9 .5 21 . — 13 . — 22 . 8 .8 20 . 6 .6 19 . — 17 .
Fore Mast to the hound 120 . 37 . 98 .11 38 102 .2 39 ³⁄₈ 115 . 36 .5 92 .6 37 95 .11 36 ³⁄₄ 105 . 33 . 84 .9 — 88 .5 36 ¹⁄₂ 95 . 31 .5 86 . 28 . 71 .1 25 72 .1 26 ¹⁄₂
Fore Mast head 20 . — 19 .1 — 17 . — 18 . — 18 .6 — 15 .11 — 18 . — 16 .6 — 14 .11 — 16 . — 14 .6 — 13 .9 — 12 .1
Fore Top-mast to the hound 63 . 21 .5 52 .2 22 62 .10 23 ⁵⁄₈ 63 . 21 .5 53 .10 20 ³⁄₈ 59 .11 21 ³⁄₄ 63 . 21 .5 50 . — 57 .11 20 ¹⁄₄ 56 . 19 .3 51 . 17 . 41 .6 16 ¹⁄₈ 48 .1 17 ¹⁄₂
Fore Top-Mast head 10 .6 — 9 .2 — 8 .6 — 10 .6 — 8 .8 8 .2 — 10 .6 — 8 . — 7 . — 9 .6 — 8 .4 — 6 .8 — 7 .2
Fore Top-gallant Mast to the hound 37 .6 12 . 30 .1 11 30 .11 11 ¹⁄₈ 37 .6 12 . 26 .4 10 29 .10 10 ¹⁄₈ 37 .6 12 . 25 .3¹⁄₂ 9 ⁵⁄₈ 29 .10 11 ¹⁄₈ 33 .6 11 . 30 . 10 . 20 .5 7 ³⁄₄ 27 .8 10 ³⁄₈
Fore Top-gallant Mast pole 22 . 8 .7¹⁄₂ 21 . — 17 . — 22 . 8 .7¹⁄₂ 20 . — 15 .11 — 22 . 8 .7¹⁄₂ 19 .6 — 10 .7 — 20 . 7 .5 18 . 6 .6 17 .6 — 14 .11
Mizen Mast to the hound 110 . 27 . 73 .4 25 76 .7 27 ¹⁄₈ 105 . 26 .5 71 .2 25 ³⁄₈ 67 .11 24 ¹⁄₂ 98 . 26 . 66 .7 23 ³⁄₈ 57 . 19 84 . 24 . 76 . 20 . 57 . 19 57 .6 19 ¹⁄₈
Mizen Mast head 17 . — 12 .9 — 11 .8 — 16 . — 12 .10 — 10 .7 — 16 . — 11 .1 — 9 .11 — 12 .4 — 11 . — 9 .11 — 9 .6
Mizen Top mast to the hound 55 . 16 .5 46 .6 14 ¹⁄₂ 48 . 14 ⁵⁄₈ 55 . 16 .5 43 .9 14 46 .5 13 ³⁄₄ 53 . 16 . 41 .4 13 45 .10 13 ³⁄₄ 46 .4 13 .5 41 . 12 . 35 .6³⁄₄ 11 ⁷⁄₈ 38 .5 12 ³⁄₄
Mizen Top-mast head 9 . — 7 .4 — 6 .4 — 9 . — 7 . — 5 .11 — 5 .9 — 6 .8 — 5 .4 — 6 .8 — 6 . — 5 .8³⁄₄ — 6 .4
Mizen Top-gallant Mast to the hound 33 .6 9 .5 22 . 8 ³⁄₈ 27 .11 9 ¹⁄₄ 33 .6 9 .5 21 .7 8 ¹⁄₂ 29 .10 7 ⁷⁄₈ 33 .6 9 .5 21 .0¹⁄₂ 8 29 .7 7 ³⁄₈ 24 .6 8 .5 21 . 6 .5 17 .11¹⁄₂ 6 ⁷⁄₈ 21 .4 7 ³⁄₈
Mizen Top-gallant Mast pole 20 . 7 . 15 . — 14 .11 — 20 . 7 . 17 .6 — 10 .7 — 20 . 7 . 17 . — 9 .6 — 16 .6 — 14 . 4 .6 15 .6 — 10 .7
Main Yard 110 . 24 . 109 .3 26 117 . 27 ⁵⁄₈ 107 .6 23 .5 103 .3 24 ³⁄₄ 106 .6 26 ⁵⁄₈ 105 . 23 .5 96 .8 22 ⁵⁄₈ 97 .11 27 ³⁄₄ 95 . 20 . 86 .6 19 . 81 .9 18 ⁷⁄₈ 85 .2 20 ³⁄₄
Fore Yard 100 . 23 . 95 . 22 ³⁄₈ 106 .6 25 ¹⁄₂ 96 . 21 .5 89 .9 21 ¹⁄₂ 96 .6 24 ³⁄₈ 90 . 21 . 84 .8 19 ⁵⁄₈ 89 .5 24 ³⁄₈ 84 . 18 .5 76 . 18 . 71 .5 16 ³⁄₈ 74 .6 17 ¹⁄₂
Cross-Jack Yard 80 . 16 . 78 .8 16 ⁷⁄₈ 92 . 19 ¹⁄₈ 80 . 16 . 74 .3 16 96 .9 18 ¹⁄₈ 80 . 16 . 70 .6 14 ⁵⁄₈ 89 .5 15 ⁷⁄₈ 66 . 14 . 65 .1 13 . 59 . 12 ¹⁄₄ 58 .6 12 ¹⁄₈
Main Top-sail Yard 82 . 18 . 78 .8 16 ⁷⁄₈ 82 .4 17 78 . 17 .5 74 .3 16 79 .10 17 77 . 17 . 70 .6 14 ⁵⁄₈ 74 .6 15 ³⁄₈ 71 .6 16 . 65 . 15 . 59 . 12 ¹⁄₄ 61 .9 12 ¹⁄₂
Fore Top-sail Yard 75 . 16 . 69 . 14 ³⁄₈ 78 .6 17 71 . 16 . 64 .8 13 ⁷⁄₈ 62 .11 15 ⁷⁄₈ 67 . 15 . 61 .6 12 ³⁄₄ 66 . 14 ⁷⁄₈ 62 . 14 .7 57 . 13 . 53 .4 11 ¹⁄₂ 54 .4 11 ¹⁄₄
Mizen Top-sail Yard 52 . 11 . 52 .6 11 60 .8 13 ⁷⁄₈ 52 . 11 . 49 . 10 ¹⁄₈ 55 .4 9 ¹⁄₂ 49 . 11 .3 46 .1 19 ⁵⁄₈ 66 . 13 ³⁄₄ 45 . 10 . 40 . 9 . 40 .8 8 ¹⁄₄ 47 .11 8 ¹⁄₄
Main Top-gallant Yard 52 . 10 . 51 .10 10 ¹⁄₂ 54 .4 10 ¹⁄₈ 52 . 10 .5 46 . 9 ³⁄₈ 50 . 8 ¹⁄₂ 51 . 10 .5 45 .10 9 ¹⁄₄ 47 .9 7 ³⁄₄ 45 . 9 .5 40 . 8 . 37 .6 7 ¹⁄₂ 40 .5 7 ³⁄₈
Fore Top-gallant Yard 48 . 9 .5 46 .3 9 ¹⁄₂ 48 .11 9 46 . 9 .5 38 .10 8 44 .8 7 ¹⁄₂ 45 . 9 .4 40 . 8 ¹⁄₂ 42 .7 7 ³⁄₈ 41 . 9 . 38 . 7 .5 32 .11 6 ¹⁄₂ 35 .4 6 ⁷⁄₈
Mizen Top-gallant Yard 33 . 6 . 36 .3 7 ¹⁄₂ 42 .7 8 ¹⁄₂ 33 . 6 .5 34 . 7 38 .4 6 ⁵⁄₈ 32 . 7 . 32 . 6 ⁵⁄₈ 36 .6 6 ¹⁄₄ 30 . 6 . 26 . 5 .2 28 . 5 ¹⁄₂ 30 .10 6 ⁷⁄₈
Bowsprit 81 . — 75 .1 37 74 .6 40 ³⁄₈ 78 . — 71 .11 36 69 .2 37 ¹⁄₄ 72 . — 61 .6 12 ³⁄₄ 66 . 24 ³⁄₈ 66 . — 60 . — 53 .4 11 ¹⁄₂ 55 .4 27 ³⁄₄
Sprit-sail Yard 52 . 11 . 69 . 14 ³⁄₈ 72 .5 16 ¹⁄₂ 52 . 11 . 64 .8 13 ⁷⁄₈ 71 .4 16 ¹⁄₂ 49 . 10 .5 61 .6 12 ³⁄₄ 64 .11 14 ⁷⁄₈ 44 .6 10 . 40 . 9 . 53 .4 11 ¹⁄₂ 58 .6 11 ³⁄₄
Spanker Boom 60 . 13 . 74 .4 14 ³⁄₈ — — 60 . 13 . 70 .2 13 ⁷⁄₈ 48 .11 6 ³⁄₈ 60 . 13 . 66 . 12 ³⁄₄ 47 .11 5 ³⁄₄ 50 . 11 . 45 . 10 . 55 .8 11
Gaff 38 . 9 . 55 .9 12 ¹⁄₂ — — 38 . 9 . 43 . 7 ³⁄₄ — — 38 . 9 . 50 .2 11 ⁷⁄₈ — — 32 . 8 . 30 . 7 . 42 .5 10
Jib-Boom 60 . Cap. 16.5 46 .3 9 ¹⁄₂ 63 .11 17 60 . Cap. 16.5 50 . 14 ¹⁄₂ 56 .5 13 ³⁄₄ 54 . Cap. 16.3 40 . 8 ¹⁄₂ 53 .2 13 ¹⁄₄ 50 . Cap. 14.3 45 . Cap. 13. — — 58 .6 12 ³⁄₄
516.—A Table showing the Complement of Officers and Crew allowed to Vessels of each Class, U. S. N.
Rank or Ratings. Ships of the Line. Razees. Frigates. Sloops. Brigs. Brigan- tines & Schooners. Steamers. Receiving Vessels. Pay per month. Remarks.
3 DECKS. 2 DECKS. 32 Pounder. 24 Pounder. 18 Pounder. 32 Pounder. 24 Pounder. 16, 32 lb. Car- ronades. 1st Class. 2d Class. 3d Class. Ships of the Line. Frigates. Smaller.
1st Class. 2d Class.
Captain 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — — 1 By spe- cial or- der. By spe- cial or- der. As reg- u- lat- ed by law. -
Commander 1 1 1 — — — — or 1 1 1 1 1 — 1
Lieutenants 9 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 — 4
Master 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 — 1 (a) To act as Watch Officers if necessary.
Surgeon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 — — 1
Purser 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1
Chaplain[41] 1 1 1 1
Professor of Mathematics 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — — 1
Passed or other Assistant Surgeons 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1p’d 1p’d 1 1p’d 1 1
Passed and other Midshipmen 21 18 18 12 12 12 12 8 7 6 3 3 7 5 4 6
Boatswains 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 — — 1
Gunner 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 1 — 1
Carpenter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 1 — 1
Sail-maker 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 — — 1
Clerk to Captain or Commanding Officer 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Clerk to Commander 1 1 1
Clerk to Purser 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Yeoman 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 YEOMEN.—$40 in Ships of the Line; 35 in Frigates; 25 in Sloops; 18 in smaller. ARMORER.—$25 in Ships of the Line; 20 in Frigates; 15 in Sloops.
Armorer 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 1 — 1
Ship’s Steward 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $18
Master at Arms 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 1 — 1 19
Boatswain’s Mates 8 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 — — 19
Gunner’s Mates 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 — — — 19
Carpenter’s Mates 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 — — — 19
Sail-maker’s Mates 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — 15
Ship’s Cook 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 — — 18
Coxswain — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 18
Quarter-Masters 12 10 10 8 8 8 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 — — — 18
Quarter-Gunners 24 18 18 12 12 10 8 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 — — — — 15
Captains of Forecastle 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 — — By spe- cial or- der. By spe- cial or- der. 18
Captains of Tops 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 2 1 4 — — — 15
Captains of Afterguard 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 — — — 15
Captains of Hold 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 15
Cooper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 15
Painter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — — — — — — 15
Armorer’s Mate 1 1 1 — — — — — — — 1 1 — — — — 15
Surgeon’s Steward 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 18
Ship’s Corporal 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 1 — — 15
Master of Band 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 18
Cabin Steward 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 18
Cabin Cook 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 15
Ward-room-Steward 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 1 1 1 — — 18
Ward-room Cook 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 1 1 1 — — 15
Seamen 250 200 180 125 110 100 80 42 40 26 15 15 40 10 8 10 — — 12
Ordinary Seamen 250 200 180 125 110 100 80 42 40 26 15 15 40 10 8 20 — — 10
Landsmen and Boys 374 226 226 151 112 85 52 41 30 19 16 16 30 12 8 40 — — 9 For landsmen, and $8 to $6 for boys.
Musicians, First Class 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 — — — — — — — — — — — 12
Musicians, Second Class 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 — — — — — — — — — — — 10
Chief Engineer — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 — — — — As reg- u- lat- ed by law. -
First Assistant Engineer — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 1 — — —
Second Assistant Engineer — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 1 — — —
Third Assistant Engineer — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 1 — — —
Firemen — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 8 2 — By spe- cial or- der. By spe- cial or- der.
Coal Heavers — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 4 3 —
Total, excepting Marines 1025 754 714 500 430 380 300 184 164 124 80 79 209 85 50 106
MARINES.
Captains 1 1 1
Lieutenants 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — —
Sergeants 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 — — 2 1 — 3 — —
Corporals 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 — — 2 2 — 3 — —
Drummers 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 — — 1 — —
Fifers 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — 1 — — 1 — —
Privates 60 52 52 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 — — 20 12 — 31 — —
Total Marines 75 66 66 50 50 50 49 26 26 26 — — 26 15 — 40 Note.—Special complements will be designated by the Department, for vessels which do not fall under any regular class.
Total complements 1100 820 780 550 480 430 349 210 190 150 80 79 235 100 50 146
Note.—Vessels in which the Commander of a Squadron is embarked, may bear, as supernumeraries in addition to her complement, by order of such commander, one Lieutenant, one Clerk, one Coxswain, one Cabin Cook, one Cabin Steward, one Seaman, and two Ordinary Seamen.
The number allowed, is not to be exceeded in any rating, without the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, unless to make good deficiencies in some superior rating. And vessels, when otherwise ready for sea, are not to be detained on account of deficiencies in their complements, if the whole number of Petty Officers and persons of inferior rating, shall be equal to nine-tenths of the whole number allotted as their complements. The total number is not to be exceeded without the direction or sanction of the Secretary of the Navy.
Commodore C. MORRIS, Chief of Bureau, Const., Equip. and Repairs. Commodore L. WARRINGTON, Chief of Bureau, Docks and Yards. Commodore W. M. CRANE, Chief of Bureau, Ordnance and Hydrography. Commodore W. B. SHUBRICK, Chief of Bureau, Provision and Clothing. Surgeon THOMAS HARRIS, Chief of Bureau, Medicine and Surgery.
The foregoing Table of Complements of Officers and Crews for U. S. Vessels of War, is approved, and will be hereafter regarded as the guide, by which Vessels of War of all classes are to be prepared for sea; excepting that, when there shall be in a Squadron a Frigate, or Vessel of larger class, a Captain of Marines shall be detailed for duty as Commanding Officer of the Marine Guard on board said Ship.
J. Y. MASON, Secretary of the Navy.
517.—A Table of Spars, &c., for all Classes of Vessels, U. S. N.
Names of the different Spars. Ships of the Line. Razees. Frigates. Sloops.
THREE DECKS. TWO DECKS. 1st Class. 2d Class. 1st Class. 2d Class. 3d Class.
1st Class. 2d Class.
Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head.
Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In.
Main Mast 132 . 42 .7 22 . 124 .6 40 .2 20 . 117 . 6 .8 20 . 113 . 36 .8 20 . 105 . 34 . 18 . 95 . 30 .8 16 . 80 . 25 .8 14 . 75 . 24 .2 12 . 72 . 24 .2 12 .
Main Top-mast 70 . 21 .5 12 . 70 . 21 .5 12 . 70 . 21 .5 12 . 70 . 21 .5 12 . 63 . 19 .3 9 .7 56 . 17 .4 9 .6 47 . 14 .8 7 . 45 . 14 .5 6 .9 45 . 14 .5 6 .9
Main Top-gallant Mast 35 . 12 . — 35 . 12 . — 35 . 12 . — 35 . 12 . — 32 . 11 . — 29 . 10 . — 24 . 8 . — 22 . 7 .5 — 22 . 7 .5 —
Main Royal Mast 23 .6 — — 23 .6 — — 23 .6 — — 23 .6 — — 21 .8 — — 19 .4 — — 16 . — — 14 .8 — — 14 .8 — —
Main Flag Pole 9 .³⁄₄ 4 . — 9 .³⁄₄ 4 . — 9 .³⁄₄ 4 . — 9 .³⁄₄ 4 . — 8 .8 4 . — 7 .9 3 .5 — 6 .5 3 .5 — 6 . 3 . — 6 . 3 . —
Fore mast 120 . 38 .8 20 . 115 . 36 .8 8 . 105 . 34 . 18 . 101 . 34 . 18 . 95 . 30 .8 16 . 86 . 27 .9 14 .6 72 . 23 .3 12 . 67 .6 21 .8 11 . 64 .6 21 .8 11 .
Fore Top-mast 63 . 21 .5 10 .6 63 . 21 .5 10 .6 63 . 21 .5 10 .6 63 . 21 .5 10 .6 56 . 19 .3 9 .6 51 . 17 .4 8 .4 43 . 14 .6 6 .9 42 . 14 .5 6 .4 42 . 14 .5 6 .4
Fore Top-gallant Mast 32 . 12 . — 32 . 12 . — 32 . 12 . — 32 . 12 . — 29 . 11 . — 25 .8 10 . — 23 . 8 .3 — 21 . 7 . — 21 . 7 . —
Fore Royal Mast 21 .4 — — 21 .4 — — 21 .4 — — 21 .4 — — 19 .4 — — 17 .1 — — 15 .4 — — 14 . — — 14 . — —
Fore Flag Pole 8 .6 4 . — 8 .6 4 . — 8 .6 4 . — 8 .6 4 . — 7 .9 4 . — 6 .10 3 .5 — 6 . 3 .5 — 5 .7 3 . — 5 .7 3 . —
Mizen Mast 110 . 27 .5 17 . 105 . 26 .5 16 . 98 . 26 . 16 . 94 . 26 . 16 . 87 . 24 .8 12 .4 79 . 21 . 11 . 66 . 18 . 10 . 63 .9 16 . 10 . 60 .9 16 . 10 .
Mizen Top-mast 55 . 15 .8 9 . 55 . 15 .8 9 . 53 . 15 .3 9 . 53 . 15 .3 9 . 46 .4 13 .3 6 .8 41 . 11 .8 6 . 37 . 11 . 6 . 32 . 9 .9 5 . 32 . 9 .9 5 .
Mizen Top-gallant Mast 29 . 9 .8 — 29 . 9 .8 — 29 . 9 .8 — 29 . 9 .8 — 24 .6 8 . — 21 . 7 . — 20 . 6 .5 — 16 . 5 .3 — 16 . 5 .3 —
Mizen Royal Mast 19 .4 — — 19 .4 — — 19 .4 — — 19 .4 — — 16 .4 — — 14 . — — 13 .4 — — 10 .8 — — 10 .8 — —
Mizen Flag Pole 7 .9 3 .7 — 7 .9 3 .7 — 7 .9 3 .7 — 7 .9 3 .7 — 6 .6 3 .6 — 5 .7 3 .3 — 5 .2 3 .3 — 4 .3 2 .8 — 4 .3 2 .8 —
Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm.
Main Yard 110 . 26 .4 5 . 107 .6 25 .7 5 . 105 . 25 .3 5 . 105 . 25 .3 5 . 95 . 22 .6 4 .9 86 .6 20 . 4 .4 75 . 17 .5 3 .9 67 .6 15 .9 4 . 67 .6 15 .9 4 .
Main Top-sail Yard 82 . 20 .5 7 . 78 . 19 .5 6 .6 77 . 19 .2 6 .6 77 . 19 .2 6 .6 71 .6 17 .8 6 . 65 . 15 .5 5 .5 56 . 13 .4 5 . 52 .2 12 .6 5 . 52 .2 12 .6 5 .
Main Top-gallant Yard 52 . 11 .8 2 . 52 . 11 .8 2 . 49 . 11 .2 2 . 49 . 11 .2 2 . 44 . 10 .2 2 . 40 . 9 . 2 . 37 . 8 .4 2 . 34 . 7 .6 2 . 34 . 7 .6 2 .
Main Royal Yard 36 . 7 .2 1 .6 36 . 7 .2 1 .6 35 .1 7 . 1 .6 35 .1 7 . 1 .6 30 . 6 . 1 .6 27 . 5 .4 1 .3 25 . 5 . 1 . 22 .9 4 .5 9 . 22 .9 4 .5 .9
Fore Yard 100 . 24 . 5 . 96 . 23 . 5 . 90 . 21 .6 4 . 90 . 21 .6 4 . 84 . 20 .2 4 .6 76 . 17 .9 4 . 65 . 15 .2 3 .3 60 .9 14 .1 3 .8 60 .9 14 .1 3 .8
Fore Top-sail Yard 75 . 18 .8 6 .6 71 . 17 .8 6 . 67 . 16 .8 5 .6 67 . 16 .8 5 .6 62 . 15 .5 5 .3 57 . 13 .6 5 . 49 . 11 .5 4 .8 46 . 11 .1 5 . 46 . 11 .1 5 .
Fore Top-gallant Yard 48 . 10 .9 2 . 46 . 10 .7 2 . 45 . 10 .5 2 . 45 . 10 .5 2 . 41 . 9 .3 2 . 38 . 8 .5 2 . 32 . 7 .3 1 .9 30 .6 6 .8 1 .9 30 .6 6 .8 1 .9
Fore Royal Yard 33 . 6 .6 1 .6 33 . 6 .6 1 .6 30 .5 6 .1 1 .3 30 .5 6 .1 1 .3 27 . 5 .4 1 .3 25 . 5 . 1 . 22 . 4 .4 9 . 20 .6 4 .1 8 . 20 .6 4 .1 .8
Cross-jack Yard 80 . 16 . 7 .6 80 . 16 . 7 .6 76 . 15 .2 7 .6 76 . 15 .2 7 .6 66 . 13 .2 7 . 64 . 12 .8 7 . 53 . 10 .6 4 .9 51 .10 10 .4 4 . 51 .10 10 .4 4 .
Mizen Top-sail Yard 53 . 11 .1 4 .6 53 . 11 .1 4 .6 49 .6 10 .2 4 . 49 .6 10 .2 4 . 46 . 9 .5 4 . 41 . 8 .5 4 . 36 .6 7 .6 3 .6 34 .8 7 .3 3 .3 34 .8 7 .3 3 .3
Mizen Top-gallant Yard 33 . 6 .6 1 .6 33 . 6 .6 1 .6 32 . 6 .4 1 .6 32 . 6 .4 1 .6 30 . 6 . 1 .6 26 . 5 .2 1 .4 22 .6 4 .5 1 .4 22 . 4 .4 1 .3 22 . 4 .4 1 .3
Mizen Royal Yard 23 . 4 .6 1 . 23 . 4 .6 1 . 21 . 4 .2 .11 21 . 4 .2 .11 19 . 3 .8 9 . 16 . 3 .2 .8 15 . 3 . .6 14 . 2 .8 .6 14 . 2 .8 .6
Sprit-sail Yard
Bow-sprit 80 . — — 78 . — — 72 . — — 72 . — — 66 . — — 60 . — — 50 . — — 48 . — — 46 . — —
Jib-boom 60 . 17 .8 — 60 . 17 .8 — 54 . 16 . — 54 . 16 . — 50 . 14 .8 — 45 . 13 .5 — 38 . 11 .2 — 34 .6 10 . — 34 .6 10 . —
Flying Jib-boom 61 . 12 . — 61 . 12 . — 56 . 11 . — 56 . 11 . — 54 . 10 .8 — 45 . 9 . — 40 . 8 . — 38 .9 7 .8 — 38 .9 7 .8 —
Pole 9 . — — 9 . — — 9 . — — 9 . — — 8 .8 — — 7 .9 — — 6 .5 — — 6 . — — 6 . — —
A Table of Spars, &c., for all Classes of Vessels, U. S. N.—Continued.
Names of the different Spars. Ships of the Line. Razees. Frigates. Sloops.
THREE DECKS. TWO DECKS. 1st Class. 2d Class. 1st Class. 2d Class. 3d Class.
1st Class. 2d Class.
Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole. Length. Diam- eter. Length of Pole.
Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In.
Main Gaff 33 . 8 .2 — 33 . 8 .2 — 30 . 7 .4 — 30 . 7 .4 — 28 .6 7 .1 — 27 . 6 .8 — 19 .5 5 . — 17 . 4 .4 — 17 . 4 .4 —
M’n Top-mast Studding-sail Boom 55 . 11 .5 — 53 .9 11 . — 52 .6 11 . — 52 .6 11 . — 47 .6 9 .9 — 43 .3 9 . — 37 .6 7 .8 — 33 .9 7 . — 33 .9 7 . —
Yard for Main Topmast Studding-sail 24 . 4 .8 — 24 . 4 .8 — 23 .6 4 .7 — 23 .6 4 .7 — 20 . 4 . — 18 . 3 .6 — 16 .6 3 .3 — 15 . 3 . — 15 . 3 . —
Main Top-gallant Studd’g-sail Boom 41 . 8 .6 — 39 . 8 .2 — 38 . 6 .8 — 38 . 6 .8 — 35 .9 7 .4 — 32 .6 6 .8 — 28 . 5 .8 — 26 . 5 .4 — 26 . 5 .4 —
Yard for Main Top-gallant Studding-sail 24 . 4 .8 — 24 . 4 .8 — 23 .6 4 .7 — 23 .6 4 .7 — 20 . 4 . — 18 . 3 .6 — 16 .6 3 .3 — 15 . 3 . — 15 . 3 . —
Fore Gaff 37 . 9 .2 — 37 . 9 .2 — 36 . 8 .8 — 36 . 8 .8 — 33 .6 8 .3 — 33 . 8 .2 — 26 . 6 .4 — 25 . 6 .2 — 25 . 6 .2 —
Lower Swinging Boom 65 . 13 . — 60 . 12 . — 58 . 11 .6 — 58 . 11 .6 — 51 .3 10 .2 — 46 .3 9 .2 — 42 . 8 .4 — 40 .9 8 .2 — 40 .9 8 .2 —
Yard for Lower Studding-sail 32 .6 6 .5 — 30 . 6 . — 29 . 5 .8 — 29 . 5 .8 — 25 .6 5 . — 23 . 4 .6 — 21 . 4 .2 — 20 .4 4 . — 20 .4 4 . —
Fore Top-mast Studding-sail Boom 50 . 10 .5 — 48 . 10 . — 45 . 9 .4 — 45 . 9 .4 — 42 . 8 .8 — 38 . 8 . — 32 .6 6 .8 — 30 .3 6 .4 — 30 .3 6 .4 —
Yard for Fore Top-mast Studding-sail 31 . 6 .2 — 29 .9 6 . — 28 . 5 .6 — 28 . 5 .6 — 25 .9 5 .2 — 23 .6 4 .7 — 19 .10 4 . — 18 . 3 .6 — 18 . 3 .6 —
Fore Top-gall’t Studding-sail Boom 37 .6 7 .8 — 35 . 7 .4 — 33 .6 7 . — 33 .6 7 . — 31 . 6 .5 — 28 .6 6 . — 24 .6 5 .2 — 23 . 4 .9 — 23 . 4 .9 —
Yard for Fore Top-gallant Studding-sail 22 . 4 .4 — 21 . 4 .2 — 20 .6 4 . — 20 .6 4 . — 18 .6 3 .7 — 17 . 3 .4 — 14 . 3 .3 — 13 .6 2 .7 — 13 .6 2 .7 —
Spanker Boom 60 . 12 .5 — 60 . 12 .5 — 57 . 11 .8 — 57 . 11 .8 — 50 . 10 .5 — 45 . 9 .5 — 35 . 7 .7 — 34 . 7 .4 — 34 . 7 .4 —
Ring-tail Boom 30 . 6 . — 30 . 6 . — 28 .6 5 .7 — 28 .6 5 .7 — 25 . 5 . — 22 .6 4 .5 — 17 .6 3 .5 — 17 . 3 .4 — 17 . 3 .4 —
Mizen Gaff 38 . 9 .4 5 . 38 . 9 .4 5 . 35 . 8 .6 5 . 35 . 8 .6 5 . 32 . 7 .8 4 .6 30 . 7 .4 4 .6 28 . 6 .8 4 . 26 . 6 .4 4 . 26 . 6 .4 4 .
Square-sail Boom — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Yard for Square-sail — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Jack Gaff 17 . 6 . — 16 . 5 .5 — 16 . 5 .5 — 16 . 5 .5 — 14 . 4 .2 — 14 . 4 .2 — 13 . 3 .7 — 11 . 3 .2 — 11 . 3 .2 —
Dolphin Striker 22 . 9 . 3 . 20 . 8 .5 3 . 20 . 8 .5 3 . 20 . 8 .5 3 . 18 . 7 .5 2 . 18 . 7 .5 2 . 15 . 7 . 2 . 14 . 6 .3 1 .8 14 . 6 .3 1 .8
A Table of Spars, &c.—Concluded.
Names of the different Spars. Brigs. Brigantines. Schooners. Remarks.
Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head. Length. Diam- eter. Mast- head.
Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In. Ft.In. Inch. Ft.In.
Main Mast 72 .2 22 .6 12 .2 76 . 20 . 8 . 78 .8 20 .3 8 .
Main Top-mast 40 .6 12 .6 6 .9 21 . 6 .3 — 26 .2 7 .5
Main Top-gallant Mast 20 .3 7 .2 — 14 . 5 .2 — 13 .1 5 .
Main Royal Mast 13 .4 — — 6 .6
Main Flag Pole 5 .4 2 .5 — 5 .4 — — 6 . 2 .5 — - Diameter at the Truck.
Fore Mast 64 .8 22 . 11 .3 55 . 18 .7 9 .2 75 .8 21 .3 8 .
Fore Top-mast 40 .6 12 .6 6 .9 32 .6 10 .4 5 .6 26 .2 7 .5
Fore Top-gall’t Mast 20 .3 7 .2 — 18 .3 6 .8 — 13 .1 5 .
Fore Royal Mast 13 .6 — — 12 . - Diameter at the Truck.
Fore Flag Pole 5 .4 2 .5 — 5 . — — 6 . 2 .5 —
Mizen Flag Pole — — — — — — — — — - Diameter at the Truck.
Yard Arm. Yard Arm. Yard Arm.
Main Yard 59 .6 14 . 3 . 35 .6 8 . 2 .9
Main Top-sail Yard 44 .7 10 .6 3 .8 24 .6 5 .5 1 .4
Main Top-gal’t Yard 28 .4 6 .5 1 .4 16 .3 3 .2 9 .
Main Royal Yard 18 .11 3 .6 9 .
Fore Yard 59 .6 14 . 3 . 45 . 10 .1 2 .9 50 . 11 .3 2 .6
Fore Top-sail Yard 44 .7 10 .7 3 .8 33 .6 7 .7 3 . 33 .4 7 .4 2 .6
Fore Top-gall’t Yard 28 .4 6 .5 1 .4 22 . 4 .5 1 .6 22 .2 4 .5 1 .
Fore Royal Yard 18 .11 4 . 9 . 14 .9 3 . 9 .
Sprit-sail Yard
Bow-sprit 42 . — — 17 .6 Outb’rd. 29 .1 18 .
Jib-boom 32 .5 9 .5 — 14 . Outb’rd. 37 . 11 .
Flying Jib-boom 34 .5 6 .8 — 12 . Outb’rd.
Pole 5 .4 — — 3 .4 - Poles to the M’n Gaffs of Brigs, Brigantines and Sch’ners are not included in the lengths given.
L’gth Pole. L’gth Pole. L’gth Pole.
Main Gaff 39 .8 9 .8 5 . 25 . 8 .5 5 . 25 . 8 .5 5 .
M’n Top-mast Studding-sail Boom 29 . 6 .
Yard for Main Top-mast Studding-sail 12 .10 2 .6
Main Top-gallant Studd’g-sail Boom 22 .3 4 .6
Yard for Main Top-gal’t Studding-sail 12 .10 2 .6
Fore Gaff 25 . 6 .2 — 24 . 8 . — 25 . 8 .
Lower Swinging Boom 31 .6 6 .4 — 22 . 4 .6 — 22 . 4 .6
Yard for Lower Studding-sail 15 .3 3 . — 11 . 2 .6 — 11 . 2 .6
Fore Top-mast Studding-sail Boom 29 .9 6 .2 — 22 .6 4 .8 — 25 . 5 .3
Yard for Fore Top-mast Studding-sail 18 .7 3 .8 — 13 .9 3 . — 14 .2 3 .
Fore Top-gall’t Studding-sail Boom 22 .3 4 .7 — 16 .9 3 .6 — 16 .8 3 .6
Yard for Fore Top-gall’nt Studd’g-sail 12 .10 2 .6 — 9 .6 2 . — 10 .1 2 .2
Spanker Boom 59 .6 13 . — 50 . 11 . — 50 . 11 .
Square-sail Boom — — — — — — 45 . 9 .7
Yard for Square-sail — — — — — — 22 .8 5 .
Jack Gaff 9 . 3 . — 9 . 3 . — 9 . 3 . - Length for Brigs and Schooners gov’d by Steeve of Bowsprit.
Dolphin Striker — — — — — — — — —
A Cordage Table of Feet and Fathoms.
Feet. Fath. Feet. Fath. Feet. Fath. Feet. Fath. Feet. Fath. Feet. Fath. Feet. Fath.
30 5 0 155 25 5 280 46 4 405 67 3 530 88 2 655 109 1 780 130 0
35 5 5 160 26 4 285 47 3 410 68 2 535 89 1 660 110 0 785 130 5