| Description | Docketed “Experiments with Navy Meteor. 10.1 miles per hour, 10 bushels of coal, strokes 27, 28, draft 8 feet 10 inches to 9 feet 5 inches. Vessel very strong and steady. Deptford ship builders very well satisfied with the vessel. Woodwork in backward state. Comet doing very well. Albion ready on Wednesday. Soho has too much steam.” |