A GREAT FAILURE IN STEAM RAMS
The Dictator, Mr. Ericsson's great ocean iron-cliid ram, which was to visit Europe last summer, and to astonish the world at large, is a complete and most miserable failure. She now lies at the Brooklyn NavyYard, thirteen inches out of water, and still lacking her allowance of ordnance stores, crew and luggage, coals, &c, making a total of more than 500 tons yet to go on board of her. If this weight is placed on board the deck will be even with the surface of the water. In this condition it would require only about 175 tons, perhaps less, weight of water or any other substance to place her beneath the water. Nor is this her only defect —her engines are not properly balanced, and turn over with the greatest difficulty, making a loud noise, and with an unpleasant jump. Thus far they have made 22 revolutions. The anchor purchase, another bright idea of the Swedish engineer, will not do his duty, and is powerless to raise her anchors. There is no use in trying to conceal the fact, that she is the greatest abortion of this age.—New York correspondence of the Army and Navy Gazette.
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Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 769, 7 March 1865, Page 4
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202A GREAT FAILURE IN STEAM RAMS Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 769, 7 March 1865, Page 4
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