1840
Cleveland Morning Leader, 24 May 1864
(10 inches)
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p.4, col.5
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1840 - L. May 24:4/5 - The chief interest in navigation has been trans-
ferred from the shipyards to the harbor, most of the new vessels having
been launched.
A splendid yacht for T. W. Kennard, Esq., is being built by Peck and
Masters, and a propeller called IRONSIDES is being built by Quayle and
Martin. The Kennard yacht is 44 feet long. Her beam is 25 feet, the
depth of the hold, 14 feet and the tonnage, 500 tons. She is really a
small ocean steamer built for swiftness of sailing and comfort of pas-
sengers. Mr. Kennard has given orders that the boat shall be built of
western material and by western labor. Her furniture will be costly and
luxurious. At the end of the season the boat will be taken to New York
in readiness for a trip to England at the beginning of the next season.
The dimensions of the propeller IRONSIDES are as follows: Length, 233
feet; beam, 31 feet, and depth of hold, 13-1/2 feet. She is being built for
Lake Superior passenger trade. Her engines, two low pressure cylinders,
34 by 46 inches, are from the Cuyahoga works. She will have three foot
guards, and her cabins will be 210 feet long and 14 feet wide. Her speed
is expected to be 16 miles an hour. (10)
Index terms:
Cuyahoga works (marine engine firm); England; IRONSIDES (ship); Kennard, T. W.; New York; Peck and Masters (shipbuilders); Quayle and Martin (contractors)