THE DREADNOUGHT.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 74, 7 February 1877, Page 2

THE DREADNOUGHT.

H.M.S. Pb^aphotoht, 4, doable* screw iron tarretship armour-plated, m charge of Staff'Cammander Thomas H; Hayman, will leave Pembroke this day, weather permitting, trader convoy of the Valorous, to be prepared for the pendant. With the exception of tne Indexible, which is far from complete, the Dreadnought is the most powerful ironclad in the world. She was designed and ordered to be bnilt at Pembroke in 1860, he* name being originally the Fury, which was afterwards changed to her present one, Her displacement when ready foi sea will be 10,886 tons, more than the Thunderer. Messrs Humphreys and Tennant, who constructed the engines of those on board the Dreadnought, They work up to 8000 horse-power, and cost upwards of £1 07,000. Her armament will consist of four 12|«inch 38- tan guns, to be mounted in two turrets, and throwing 32001b5. weight of metal, to add to her offensive power she is armed with a mm, Nearly 3500 tons of armour plate are used, in the endeavor to make the various vital parts of the sbip impervious to shot. The plating on her sides varies from 10 inches to 14 inches in thickness, that on her turrets is 14 inches, and on her decks % inches, to 3 inches. The teak backing is 18 inches thick, with an inner skin of armour of l£inch plates. The greater part of the armoor»plate ia placed about the centre of the ship, and the water* line is protected throughout the whole length, and for five or six feet below.. The total cost of the Dreadnought, when fully equipped, will be close to three* quarters of a million.— United Service Gazette.