Arethusa (1882)

Scale 1:24. Plan shows the midship section design drawing of the Leander class protected cruiser Arethusa (1882). The plan is signed by The Right Honourable William H. Smith MP [First Lord of the Admiralty 1877-1880], Vice Admiral Sir William Houston Stewart KCB [Controller of the Navy 1872-1881] and Nathaniel Barnaby CB [Director of Naval Construction 1870-1885] and Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key [First Sea Lord 1879-1885].

Object details

ID: NPA5693
Type: Technical drawing
Materials: Paper; Ink corrections Black ink Red ink Blue wash Brown wash
Display location: Not on display
Creator: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
Vessels: Arethusa (1882); Leander (1882) Phaeton (1883)
Date made: 15 April 1880
People: Robert Napier & Sons; Barnaby, Nathaniel Stewart, William Houston Key, Astley Cooper Smith, William Henry
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 602 mm x 888 mm
Parts: Box