Forester (1794) [alternative spelling: Forrester]
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the section, inboard profile, and deck plan for Forester (1794), a purchased flat-bottomed barge, as converted to a 4-gun Gunboat (Gunbarge) at Portsmouth Dockyard. The hull is similar to a Thames 'stumpy' barge with swim ends, and leeboards.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAZ5244 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Ship Plans |
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Forester (purchased 1794) |
| Date made: | circa July 1794; Pencil annotation dated: 4 July 1794 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 386 mm x 556 mm |