This light-draft twin-screw gunboat, of which we gave full particulars at the time of her christening, went for her steam trial on Thursday morning. The party on board consisted of Commander Cochran, R.N, Forbes, R.N., etc., of H. Phaniz, Ljout, Watson, RAN 5 and putting her toget 4 Mobsby, the pilot, and a fow invited guests. 'They left the Phaniz at 8.45 a.m. in the Fuyun for Tunkadoo, and at once went on board the now craft, which will be completely ready in about ten days' time. Cast off from the pontoon at Tunkadoo at 9.45, m., attended by the Fuyux, and steamed bidly against x strong and bitterly cold wind to Woosung, passing the Red Buoy at 11.250 m. Duffel coats wore now served out from the ship's stores and found most comforting. Steamed a short distance up the Yangtze, taking advantage of the opportunity to try the two six-inch gan sand two ofthe Maxims. For the following particu-lora we are indebted to the kindness of Mr. Guyer: Revolutions, 300 per minute; Steam 135 Ibs.; Vacuum, 26.25 inches pressure receiver pressure, 38 Ibs pressure in stoke-hole equal to 1.25 in. of water. The vessel's draft was 2 feet forward and 1 foot 6 inches aft, mean 1 foot 9 inches, there having been no time to put her in proper trin. She was thus down by the head, and she holds a terrible quantity "f wind, notwithstanding which she made 12.6 knots, her speed on trial at home, in best d with no wind, having been 13.6. She made a complete circle under full steam in about 2} times her own length, 145 feet. There was very little vibration when she was going at full speed, and though there was quite sea enough Yangtze to thoroughly test her, not a joint or a rivet showed a sign of leaking, everything working perfectly. On the return voyage she anchored at Woosung for an hour, when an excellent tifin, provided by the kindness of Captain Cochran, was very much enjoyed by all hands, ho were only kept from freezing by the geniality of the funnel. The journey Woosung to Tunkadoo was made very quickly, with fair wind and tide, and after the Woodcock had been made fast again to the pontoon, the party returned to Shanghai in the Fuyun, Although che weather was atrocious and the temperstare that of the Arctic regions the trip waa very much enjoyed, and proved beyond a doubt the thorough fitness of the Woodcock for ives work in China,
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