Dolphin (1836); Rapid (1840); Sealark (1843)

Scale: 1:12. Plan showing the elevation, plan, front view, and carriage sections for a 32 pounder cannon on a sliding pivot mount fitted on board Dolphin (1836), a 3-gun brigantine, at Sheerness Dockyard.

Signed by John Fincham [Master Shipwright, Sheerness Dockyard, 1835-1839].
Signed by T or J Sturdee [Unknown]

The plan ZAZ5218 is annotated '1 September 1840. Plan of the Upper Deck [ZAZ5219] and 2 sketches of the Guns [ZAZ5221 and ZAZ5222] sent to Sir Wm Symonds at Portsmouth for the Ports'm Officer to have copied for their guidance in fitting the Rapid and Sealark with the same armament as the Dolphin.'

Object Details

ID: ZAZ5221
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Clark, J. H.
Vessels: Dolphin (1836)
Date made: 1836; 27 October 1836
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 326 mm x 503 mm
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