Amelia [ex-Argus] (1851)

Scale 1:48. Plan shows the sheer lines, longitudinal half breadth and body plan design drawing for the coastguard vessel Amelia [ex-Argus] (1851). The drawing bears the signatures of John Edye [Assistant Surveyor of the Navy and designer 1832-1855] and Isaac Watts [1st Assistant Surveyor 1848-1860]. The plan is noted and returned to Sheerness Dockyard on 21 November 1873 and signed by A Sturdee [Master Shipwright of Sheerness Dockyard 1866-1878]. Another note states the drawing was noted and returned from Devonport Dockyard on 25 February 1896 and signed by W. James [Chief Constructor of Devonport Dockyard 1895-1897]. The drawing is torn and fragile. The drawing is cureently undergoing conservation as of April 2026.

Object details

ID: NPA5345
Collection: Ship Plans and Technical Records - Admiralty Collections
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
Vessels: Amelia (1851)
Date made: 20 December 1850
People: R. & H. Green Ltd; Edye, John Watts, Isaac Sturdee, Alfred B. James, W.
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 368 mm x 1200 mm