Possibly Royal Oak (1741) or Royal Oak (1769)
Scale: unknown. A colour-washed sketch of the head, trail-board, headrails and figurehead of an unidentified warship. It is possible that this is a figurehead for Royal Oak (1741), a 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker or Royal Oak (1769), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Both ships were built at Plymouth Dockyard, where the Dickerson family were based.
The figurehead is the pre-1801 Kingdom of Great Britain Coat of Arms surmounted with a small crown similar to the original State Crown of George I. Below the Arms is the first part of the motto ‘Dieu Et [Mon Droit]’ in a blue ribbon. Behind the Coat of Arms is an oak branch with leaves and acorns.
The figurehead is the pre-1801 Kingdom of Great Britain Coat of Arms surmounted with a small crown similar to the original State Crown of George I. Below the Arms is the first part of the motto ‘Dieu Et [Mon Droit]’ in a blue ribbon. Behind the Coat of Arms is an oak branch with leaves and acorns.
Object Details
| ID: | DIC0016 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | before 1801 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 165 mm x 165 mm |