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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.

Estimate of the cost of labor and materials, and the time required,
 to fit the U. S. ship
Liberator, (or the Hudson,)
for a three years' cruise, and for her equipment and outfits.

For labor and materials:

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

Time required

45 days.

 

 

MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

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.

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.

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

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.

159 water and spirit casks requiring repairs, containing 32,006 gallons

60 days

$200 00

20 20-gallon breakers

20 15-gallon breakers

49 5-gallon breakers

6 non buoys

For repair

100 00

2 harness casks

2 grog tubs

1 horse bucket

1 steep tub

1 cook's tub

115 mess cans

141 mess kids

45 deck buckets

64 match tubs

13,000 gallons water casks to be replaced

1,100 00

6,000 gallons spirit casks to be replaced

500 00

$1,900 00

 

 

RECAPITULATION.

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