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Erebus (1826); Terror (1813)
Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the two elevations of the rudder and stern post with deadwood to illustrate the screw propeller in postion and the replacement chock as fitted on Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), both converted Bomb Vessels to Arctic exploration ships. The plan includes an explanation key to the system (see Inscription Field for transcription).
The ships were converted and fitted at Woolwich Dockyard between February and May 1845 for the Northwest Passage Expedition under Captain Sir John Franklin.
Signed by Oliver Lang [Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard, 1826-1853].
The ships were converted and fitted at Woolwich Dockyard between February and May 1845 for the Northwest Passage Expedition under Captain Sir John Franklin.
Signed by Oliver Lang [Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard, 1826-1853].
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAZ5683 |
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| Collection: | Ship Plans |
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Erebus (1826); Terror (1813) |
| Date made: | 17 March 1845; 1845 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 632 mm x 833 mm |
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