Glasgow (1936), Newcastle (1936) and Sheffield (1936)

Scale 1:96. Plan shows the lower deck design drawing for the Town class (also known as the Southampton sub-class) light cruisers. A Scotts Shipbuilding stamp, with the director's signature, dated 3 January 1935 is present on the drawing. A Vickers-Armstrong Shipbuilders stamp with the director's signature, dated 30 January 1935 is also printed on the plan. This plan relates to the ships Glasgow (1936), Newcastle (1936) and Sheffield (1936). The plan bears the signature of Sir Arthur W. Johns [Director of Naval Construction [Director of Naval Construction 1930-1936].

Object details

ID: NPC1930
Type: technical drawing
Materials: Linen backed paper; Black ink Blue wash Brown wash Green wash Grey wash Orange wash Yellow wash
Display location: Not on display
Creator: HM Admiralty; Director of Naval Construction Johns, Arthur W.
Vessels: Sheffield (1936); Glasgow (1936) Newcastle (1936)
Date made: 5 September 1934
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 450 mm x 2080 mm
Parts: Box