For years was in the Netherlands a magazine published dealing with maritime affairs. It contained notes dealing with the Royal Dutch Navy and the Dutch merchant shipping/trade, but also supplied information dealing with foreign navies, especially of France and Great Britain. Occasionally we can find information dealing with the navies of other countries like Russia, United States or even Mexico.
In the Dutch magazine was an item published dealing with the building of a floating battery in the United States, earlier published in the Monitor de la Flotte dated 3 January 1857. According to the Monitor the building was nearly completed. Her design was with the most care keep secret. The building was kept hidden for the public and just a few men were allowed to visit Stoboken? She was wood-built while the hull was until the first deck made of iron sheets. Amidships the boards were some feet higher than fore and aft with the purpose to protect the steam engine. Her length was to be 400 feet. Building costs were according to the newest information 250.000 dollars, totally expected to be 1.000.000 dollars. Colonel patters and commodore Stenart were responsible for the project. Trials proved that that a massive 64pdr canon ball couldn’t penetrate the used sheets while shot from a distance of 10 yards. The sheets had a thickness of 4,5 duim.
Source
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart. Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 17. Amsterdam, 1857, p. 164 Digitized by Google.
In the Dutch magazine was an item published dealing with the building of a floating battery in the United States, earlier published in the Monitor de la Flotte dated 3 January 1857. According to the Monitor the building was nearly completed. Her design was with the most care keep secret. The building was kept hidden for the public and just a few men were allowed to visit Stoboken? She was wood-built while the hull was until the first deck made of iron sheets. Amidships the boards were some feet higher than fore and aft with the purpose to protect the steam engine. Her length was to be 400 feet. Building costs were according to the newest information 250.000 dollars, totally expected to be 1.000.000 dollars. Colonel patters and commodore Stenart were responsible for the project. Trials proved that that a massive 64pdr canon ball couldn’t penetrate the used sheets while shot from a distance of 10 yards. The sheets had a thickness of 4,5 duim.
Source
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart. Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 17. Amsterdam, 1857, p. 164 Digitized by Google.
