B08_Attachment_21-Folder_2_Balclutha_Specs_0003.pdf

This document is a transcription from a Joseph W Morrell Account Book containing the specification for the construction of the steel ship "Balclutha." The vessel is dimensioned at 274 feet in length between perpendiculars, 38.6 feet breadth of beam, and 22.8 feet depth of hold. The ship is to be constructed with a full short poop with iron front, top-gallant forecastle, iron deckhouse, and double topsail yards, rigged as a full-masted sailing vessel with approved design and finishing per Lloyd's and Board of Trade survey requirements.

The specification details extensive iron and steel work requirements adhering to Lloyd's 100A1 class standards, including the stem, rudder frame, beams, waterways, bulwarks, rails, hold stanchions, hatchways, and bulkhead construction. It specifies materials and methods for wooden decking (pitch pine for main and poop decks, white pine for forecastle), masting and spars (steel lower masts and topsails, pine or pitch pine spars), rigging (charcoal galvanized wire rope and chain), and comprehensive plumbing systems with pumps, tanks, and galvanized piping. The outfit section itemizes sails and canvas from Gourock, Isle of Man, and Edinburgh sources; extensive rigging hardware; ship's boats with full equipment; furniture and fixtures for cabins and crew spaces; navigation and optical instruments; paints, oils, and varnishes; cooking equipment; and provisioning stores. The specification mandates that the vessel be built to owners' satisfaction under special survey by Lloyd's and Board of Trade surveyors, with all work to be completed in detail and double items supplied only once unless ordered in writing.