Proposed 28ft cutter lifeboat for service in the Royal Navy

Scale 1:24. Plan shows the body plan, sheer lines, longitudinal half breadth, midship section, plan, profile and detail of air cases for a 28 ft cutter lifeboat in the Royal Navy. The plan bears the signatures of Sir Edward J Reed [Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy 1863-1870] and Robert Spencer Robinson [Controller of the Royal Navy 1861-1871]. The title of the plan is "Design of a Proposed 28ft Cutter Lifeboat for the Royal Navy". The drawing is mounted on card. Part of the original drawing is missing.

Object details

ID: NPC9567
Type: Technical drawing
Materials: Tracing paper; Black ink Red ink Blue ink Blue wash Green wash
Display location: Not on display
Creator: HM Admiralty
Date made: 15 March 1864
People: Reed, Edward James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 616 mm x 673 mm
Parts: Box