The progress of civil and mechanical engineering and shipbuilding (1877)
Smith, William · London, Longmans, Green · leaf 62
Bulkheads.—To have 2 engine-room bulkheads, a bulk-head at fore-peak, about 15 ft. from the bow; 1 in fore-■ hold, and 1 in after-hold, formed of plates |- in. thick, withangle iron stiffeners about 30 in. apart, secured to the shipsside by angle iron, and all to be well caulked and made per-fectly… … Fig. 16. Topgallcmt Forecastle.—To be 25 ft. in length, and platedoutside with f in. plates. Pillars or Hold Stanchions.—To be 2J in. round iron, or3 in. hollow tube. Rudder.—Diameter 5 in., tapering to 3 in. at the heel,plated with f in. plates; to be of the best scrap iron, fittedwith four…
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