Proposed iron nippers on chain cables (1827)

Scale: 1:3 and 1:24. Plan showing the elevation of the fore part of a flush-deck 18-gun Sloop illustrating the use of the iron nippers on the chain cables, and a diagram of the nipper open, closed, and in section, as proposed by Lieutenant William Radcliffe [Seniority, 16 September 1816, not assigned to a ship (Navy List, 1827)].