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Ship Plans and Technical Records - Admiralty Collections
Ship Plans and Technical Records - Admiralty Collections
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Design, Sectional model
documentary artifact: ship plan: steering apparatus
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Equipment model
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Sectional model
Sectional model; Equipment model; Steering gear model
Sectional model; Waterline model
steering apparatus
Steering gear model
Technical drawing
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water transport: fighting vessel: corvette (HMS)
water transport: steam vessel: screw, single
water transport: steam vessel: steam ship
water transport: steam vessel: yacht
water transport component: deck: steering apparatus
water transport component: model, exhibition: sectional model(midship: stern)
water transport component: model instructional: sectional model(decked: equipped: working)
water transport component: stern: steering apparatus (method of steering)
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black ink
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brass
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grey colourwash
metal: iron
organic: hemp
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Blessley, William
Netherwood, George
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Laird's Shipyard, Birkenhead
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Cambria (1845)
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Edye, John
Netherwood, George
South Kensington Museum
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Victoria and Albert I (1845); Royal/ceremonial vessel; Yacht (Sectional model; Equipment model; Steering gear model)
Old and modified method of fitting tillers to Steamships of 950 tons and upwards (1846) (Drawing)
steering apparatus
steering apparatus
HMS Tribune (1853); Warship; 31 guns (Sectional model; Waterline model)
steering apparatus
Unnamed Trinity Steam Yacht (circa 1843) (Drawing)
steering apparatus
Southampton (1757) (Drawing)
Cambria (fl.1845) (Drawing)
Steering apparatus for a vessel of about 45 tons (Technical drawing)
steering apparatus
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