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20th Congress.] |
No. 348. |
[1st Session. |
COST OF FITTING A FRIGATE FOR SEA, AND ANNUAL EXPENSE OF SUCH VESSEL.
COMMUNICATE TO THE SENATE JANUARY 22, 1828.
Navy Department, January 22, 1828.
Sir: Tour letter of the 10th inst., requesting information of the present state of the United States frigate Hudson, the cost of fitting her for sea, and the annual expense of keeping her in service, was inadvertently addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, and by him referred to this Department.
In reply thereto, I have the honor to submit copy of a letter from the Commissioners of the Navy, with the required estimates, and to observe that there will be no difficulty in employing this vessel for convoy, if Congress make an appropriation sufficient to fit her for sea and to keep her in commission for the year.
I am, very respectfully, &c, SAM'L L. SOUTHARD.
Hon. Samuel Smith, Chairman of the Committee of Finance, Senate.
Navy Commissioners' Office, January 21, 1858. Sir: The Commissioners of the Navy, in reply to your letter of the 19th inst., beg leave to state that the annual expense of such a vessel as the Hudson would be $125,199.50, exclusive of marines.
The expense of preparing that vessel for service will be found in the subjoined estimate, A, to be $51,770.71. The letter referred to in yours is herewith returned.
I have the honor to be, with great respect, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN ROGERS.
Hon. Sam'l L. Southard, Secretary of the Navy.
A. |
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Estimate of the cost of labor
and materials, and the time required, |
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For labor and materials: |
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Of carpenters |
$3,000 00 |
Of caulkers |
1,100 00 |
Of blacksmiths |
800 00 |
Of joiners |
1,915 00 |
Of mast makers |
1,000 00 |
Of painters |
900 00 |
Of blockmakers |
500 00 |
Of boat builders |
500 00 |
Of plumbers |
100 00 |
Of brass work and magazine copper |
250 00 |
Of gun carriages |
700 00 |
Of repairing the air ports |
160 00 |
Of fitting to heave out—carpenters, caulkers, blacksmiths, and pump makers |
425 00 |
Of recaulking bottom |
1,515 00 |
Of taking off and recoppering |
1,250 00 |
Of sheet copper |
470 00 |
Of composition nails |
442 00 |
$15,027 00 |
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Time required |
45 days. |
MASTER'S DEPARTMENT. |
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For supplying of deficiencies in cables, anchors, hawsers, &c, having no relation to ballast, tanks or water casks, or other articles in cooper's department |
$15,234 00 |
BOATSWAIN'S DEPARTMENT. |
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120 fathoms 1 ½ inch rope, 1 qr. 15 lbs., at $10 per cwt.. |
$3 84 |
498 fathoms 2 inch rope, 4 cwt., at $10 per cwt |
40 00 |
937 fathoms 2 ½ inch rope, 12 cwt., at $10 per cwt |
120 00 |
447 fathoms 2 ¾ inch rope, 7 cwt. 4 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
70 36 |
710 fathoms 3 inch rope, 13 cwt. 17 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
131 52 |
208 fathoms 3 ¼ inch rope, 4 cwt. 2 qrs. 5 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
45 45 |
799 fathoms 3 ½ inch rope, 20 cwt. 26 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
202 32 |
719 fathoms 3 ¾ inch rope, 20 cwt. 3 qrs. 10 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
208 40 |
606 fathoms 4 inch rope, 20 cwt. 10 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
200 89 |
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420 fathoms 4 ½ inch rope, 15 cwt. 1 qr. 13 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
$153 66 |
104 fathoms 5 inch rope, 5 cwt. 1 qr. 9 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
53 91 |
18 fathoms 5 ½ inch rope, 4 cwt. 3 qrs. 9 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
48 40 |
264 fathoms 6 inch rope, 19 cwt. 2 qrs. 1 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
195 62 |
40 fathoms 6 ½ inch rope, 3 cwt. 1 qr. 26 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
34 91 |
240 fathoms 1 ½ inch ratline, 1 cwt. 12 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
11 07 |
200 fathoms 1 ¼ inch ratline, 2 qrs. 16 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
6 43 |
2 inch soft worming, 2 cwt |
20 00 |
Sewing twine, 4 lbs., at 39 cents per lb |
1 56 |
Whipping twine, 4 lbs., at 29 cents per lb |
1 16 |
Tar, 3 bbls., 14s |
5 25 |
Tallow, 100 lbs., at 8 cents per lb |
8 00 |
8 sides light rigging leather, 88 lbs., at 21 cents per lb |
18 48 |
Houseline, 1 cwt., at 19 cents per lb |
21 28 |
200 yards canvas, at 12 ½ cents per yard |
25 00 |
3-yarn spun yarn, 3 cwt. 3 qrs., at $10 per cwt |
30 00 |
2-yarn spun yarn, 2 cwt., at $10 per cwt |
20 00 |
15,000 sizing stuff, 1 cwt, at 16 cents per lb |
17 92 |
12,000 sizing stuff, 1 cwt., at 16 cents per lb |
17 92 |
9,000 sizing stuff, 1 cwt., at 16 cents per lb |
17 92 |
Marline, 1 cwt., at 19 cents per pound |
21 28 |
Houseline, 1 cwt. at 19 cents per pound |
21 28 |
$1,164 72 |
GUNNER'S DEPARTMENT. |
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290 fathoms 8 inch rope, for breechings, 38 cwt. 3 qrs. 32 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
$380 54 |
60 fathoms 5 ½ inch rope, for preventer breechings, 6 cwt. 3 qrs. 7 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
67 41 |
100 fathoms 3 inch rope, for muzzle lashings, 1 cwt. 3 qrs. 11 lbs., at $10 per cwt |
18 48 |
102 gun tackles, long 32-pounders, at $6.24 each |
636 48 |
90 gun tackles, carronades, 42 pounders, at $3.25 each |
295 50 |
12 large breeching hooks, at $1 each |
12 00 |
30 train bars, at $1.50 each |
45 00 |
64 tube boxes, at $1 each |
64 00 |
64 powder horns, at $1 each |
64 00 |
64 bitts, at 30 cents each |
19 20 |
64 priming wires, at 20 cents each |
12 80 |
32 salt boxes, at $1.12 ½ each |
36 00 |
64 gun aprons, at 75 cents each |
48 00 |
64 match stocks, at 50 cents each |
32 00 |
80 battle lanterns, at $2.62 ½ each |
210 00 |
80 lantern bags, at 50 cents each |
40 00 |
14 loggerheads, at $1.25 each |
17 50 |
64 gun locks, at $5 each |
320 00 |
1 set shot gauges |
50 |
900 stand 32-pound grape shot, at 5 cents |
1,440 40 |
500 stand 42-pound grape shot, at 5 cents |
1,050 00 |
350 stand 32-pound cannister, at 5 cents |
560 00 |
250 stand 42-pound cannister, at 5 cents |
735 00 |
Priming powder, 22 cwt. 1 qr. 8 lbs., at 18 cents per lb |
450 00 |
Cannon powder, 142 cwt, 3 qrs. 12 lbs., at 18 cents per lb |
2,880 00 |
2,500 tubes, at 2 cents each |
50 00 |
64 spikes and mallets, at $1 |
64 00 |
34 handspikes, at $1 each |
34 00 |
1,280 32-pound cylinders, at 10 cents each |
128 00 |
1,000 42-pound cylinders, at 10 cents each |
100 00 |
16 worms, at $2.50 each |
24 00 |
16 ladles, at $4 each |
64 00 |
8 worms and ladles, carronades, at $6 |
48 00 |
5 arm chests, at $8 each |
40 00 |
8 division bags, at $1.50 each |
12 00 |
64 muzzle caps, at 50 cents each |
32 00 |
8 gun scrapers, at $1 each |
8 00 |
34 rammers, long guns, at $1.75 each |
59 50 |
34 sponges, at $2 each |
68 00 |
30 sponges and rammers, at $3.75 |
112 50 |
30 elevating caps, screws, and boxes, at $12 |
360 00 |
8 blunderbusses, at $7 each |
56 00 |
120 muskets and bayonets, at $5.50 each |
660 00 |
120 cartouch boxes, at $1.25 each |
150 00 |
120 pistols, at $3 each |
360 00 |
60 cartouch boxes, at $1 each |
60 00 |
60 boarding axes, at 50 cents each |
30 00 |
200 boarding caps, at 50 cents each |
100 00 |
200 boarding pikes, at 30 cents each |
60 00 |
1 flash pistol |
3 00 |
200 cutlasses, at $1 each |
200 00 |
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3 conductors |
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3 wad formers, at 50 cents each |
$1 50 |
9,000 sizing stuff, 80 lbs., at 16 cents per lb |
12 80 |
Hambroline, 60 lbs., at 19 cents per lb |
11 40 |
Houseline, 50 lbs., at 19 cents per lb |
9 50 |
Marline, 50 lbs., at 19 cents per lb |
9 50 |
Whipping twine, 6 lbs., at 29 cents per lb |
1 14 |
Sewing twine, 6 lbs., at 39 cents per lb |
2 34 |
12 sides bellows leather, 1 cwt. 8 lbs., at 21 cents per lb |
25 20 |
2 bolts No. 7. canvas,, at $15 each |
30 00 |
40 yards old canvas, at 12 ½ cents per yard |
5 00 |
8 pouch barrels, at $4 each |
32 00 |
2-yarn spun yarn, 1 cwt. 2 qrs., at $10 per cwt. |
15 00 |
$12,413 39 |
SAILMAKER'S DEPARTMENT.
1 main topsail, 1 mizen staysail, 1 jib, 1 fore topgallant sail, 1 main royal, 1 main topgallant sail, 1 mizen topgallant sail, 1 fore royal, 1 mizen royal, 1 main leech awning, sails for boats, six wind sails, 1 set hammock cloths, 1 set tarpaulings, 1 set steering sail covers, 550 hammocks, 550 clothes bags, 30 cots.
2,340 yards cotton duck, No. 1, at 41 cents per yard |
$954 40 |
1,260 yards cotton duck, No. 5, at 34 cents per yard |
428 00 |
46 bolts of canvas, No. 1, at $19 per bolt |
814 00 |
34 bolts of canvas, No. 3, at $11 per bolt |
629 00 |
30 bolts of canvas, No. 5, at $16 per bolt |
480 00 |
20 bolts of canvas, No. 8, at $14.50 per bolt |
290 00 |
30 bolts of Russia canvas, at $20 per bolt |
600 00 |
250 lbs. sewing twine, at 40 cents per lb |
90 00 |
200 lbs. spun yarn, at 12 cents per lb |
24 00 |
1,600 lbs. bolt rope, at 12 cents per lb |
192 00 |
40 lbs. houseline, at 20 cents per lb |
8 00 |
25 lbs. marline, at 20 cents per lb |
5 00 |
50 lbs. beeswax, at 40 cents per lb |
20 00 |
20 lbs. tallow, at 11 cents per lb |
2 20 |
60 thimbles, at 16 cents each |
9 60 |
510 days' work, at $1.50 |
765 00 |
$5,311 60 |
COOPER'S DEPARTMENT. |
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159 water and spirit casks requiring repairs, containing 32,006 gallons |
60 days |
$200 00 |
20 20-gallon breakers |
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20 15-gallon breakers |
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49 5-gallon breakers |
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6 non buoys |
For repair |
100 00 |
2 harness casks |
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2 grog tubs |
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1 horse bucket |
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1 steep tub |
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1 cook's tub |
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115 mess cans |
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141 mess kids |
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45 deck buckets |
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64 match tubs |
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13,000 gallons water casks to be replaced |
1,100 00 |
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6,000 gallons spirit casks to be replaced |
500 00 |
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$1,900 00 |
RECAPITULATION. |
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Carpenters, caulkers, blacksmiths, &c. |
$15,021 00 |
Master's department |
15,234 00 |
Boatswain's department |
1,164 12 |
Gunner's department |
12,413 39 |
Sailmaker's department |
5,311 60 |
Cooper's department |
1,900 00 |
$51,110 11 |
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) J. CHAUNCEY.
Navy Yard, New, York, December 4, 1827