Show armament of a ship of war the armament of a man of war is one of rf the most difficult tasks the naval officer has h a a not only to plan how to store stor e away in the most convenient mauner manner the various objects of armament and the provisions provision w but lie he has also to distribute them in each a manner that their weight will correspond properly with the displacement of tile the water without injury to the speed or management of the ship and to provide for sufficient room to work the guns gunis to obtain desirably desirable results many changes have been introduced in the it of the montebello bello the iron ballast has been diminished in order that the centre cantre of gravity majy not fall too low the agnns of the upper tipper and quarter decks are no louger longer fore a and nd aft as formerly whereby the bow aud stern 11 were are overloaded they are also removed from between the shrouds where they hey could nol be worked properly the guns are now placed mid ships before the year 1815 such ships had guns tills this number is now reduced to aud and no nevertheless tue llie actual force of the ship is ii not JP diminished tl 11 1 A arrangement is 13 betie 11 6 voyes more mor room for communicating wr arii emes vt I ship from another thi crew cod cort swing ing of 1089 men are able to come on deck much easier when required for manoeuvring and boar boarding diug i the irhe hospital has been placed and arbaug arranged d avith quite philanthropic care the sick have their own kitchen and dispensary near by the stowage in the hold bold has hai been rendered more simple and regular by the introduction of sheet kou iron chests and by the adoption adopts m of chain cables instead of hempen ones I 1 all the store rooms are placed in the hold the storage of such a quantity of divers articles in ia that eliut narrow space called the general magazine is truly a masterpiece of order aud and skill the hold contains cout dius provisions for six eix mouths months with a reserve supply for another six months water for 1 days bittle B title being the purpose of the arma armament ment of a man of war all that belongs to it must be deposed dB posed in ia such a manner that no impediment and interruption will occur during the engagement the passages between the powder magazines must be so arranged that no interruption or disorder in the die distribution of munitions qunitious to the d efferent batteries can occur neither must tire the removal of the wounded from the decks down the hold meet with wilb any delay the montebello Montc bello is feet long and but 50 feet beam she se carries eurs of which 32 are ar of the calibre of thirty six 34 of twenty four 34 of eighteen and 20 carro nades of thirty six she can pour out at once pounds of iron the supply of provisions ac for six months consist st sa in in I 1 rf se flit pounds p flour lour I 1 1 salt rn meat eo t it dried vegetables rice cheese act it wine quarts brandy 0 water 25 ats per day for each man goal wood c coida da cannon balls grape shot of pegs powder pounds the whole contents of the montebello amount to 2730 2 tons and yet there ts Is everywhere space air and light 1089 men live move and manage guns as easily as on the champ de mars the surface of odthe the saili saih offered to the wind is square yards the following nis arid and materials material are employed in the construction of a three decker the langh of the he keel abel is I 1 70 feet the whole construction st requires cubic feet of at 6 dmn franca the foot the width u is about 59 moot feet the depth 25 tiie the three batteries are armed with wi th sans aune of different calibre as iu in the montebello bello the mainmast is feet high and measures 9 or 10 feet in circumference it weighs to pounds the maintop meet mast that rise above the in lin tin mast is 12 72 feet high and with tip th top gallant mast the mainmast maurea WA 50 feet the towers of notre motre dame are only feet bi high gb the mainyard main yard has feet the vessel laust joust have a crew of 1000 1000 to I 1 1300 aw men and may carry besides or 00 soldiers the construction of 0 a ship requires pounds of iron iron of all kinds pounds of copper cooper in bars and nails 2600 sheets of copper for or a nf ei 41 W sounds ri and copper nails also abo for ST sheathing eat ea ng pounds time amount of copper pounds iron fron nails 1000 pounds rolled lead tow pitch tar pounds the sails require yards of canvass and the vessel having commonly two sets of sails that amount is doubled the great flag requires yards of stuff the ship requires of iron for ballast and under sail and perfectly equipped over one thousand million pounds poo loom and anvil |