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Swan (1767); Kingfisher (1770)
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and some midships framing, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Swan (1767), a 14-gun Ship Sloop. The plan was later used for Kingfisher (1770), also a 14-gun Ship Sloop. The plan includes alterations for both ships, and records the draught of water for Swan on its voyage to Newfoundland from Plymouth in April 1768. The plan also includes a table of the mast and yard dimensions.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAZ4654 |
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| Collection: | Ship Plans |
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Kingfisher (1770); Swan (1767) |
| Date made: | Circa May 1766 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 345 mm x 1039 mm |
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