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'Rodney' (1833). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Rodney' (1833), a 92-gun Second Rate, two-decker, as fitted in 1840, with alterations to the coal hold, magazine, and the masts. Signed by T. F. Hawkes [Master Shipwri
22 August 840
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Unknown 18-gun Sloop (no date). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the sheer lines with body lines and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unknown 18-gun Sloop (no date). Brian Lavery notes that this is an early example of the use of waterlines on a
Late 1600s
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1702
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. sheer
1702
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. Half of plan showing decks. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6230 and is marked page 7. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1708
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. Half of plan showing lines. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6229 and is marked page 6. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1708
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August (capture 1705). Scale:1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for August (captured 1705), a captured French Fourth Rate, converted to a 60-gun two-decker. Note that the lower deck includes fittings for rowing.
1709
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. Half of plan showing decks. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6228 and is marked page 5. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1710
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. Half of plan showing lines. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6227 and is marked page 4. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1710
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. Half of plan showing decks. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6226 and is marked page 3. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1711
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. Half of plan showing lines. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6225 and is marked page 2. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1711
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. Plan of lines in two parts. The second half is marked page '10 end'. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1711
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. Half of plan showing decks. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6232 and is marked page 9. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1712
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. Half of plan showing lines. The other half of this plan is on the reverse of ZAZ6231 and is marked page 8. ZAZ6224 to ZAZ6232 form a book.
1712
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Antelope (1703). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan from midships to bow, body plan from midships to stern with stern board decoration, sheer lines with some inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth with some lower deck detail fo
possibly March 1713
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'Prince Frederick' (1714). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with some inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Prince Frederick' (1714), a 70-gun Third Rate, two-dec
1715
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Royal George (1715). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Royal George (1715), a 100-gun, First Rate, three-decker. The Royal George was rebuilt from the Queen (1693) at Chatham D
1715
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Medway (1718). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Medway (1718), a modified 1706 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
1717
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Montague (1716). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board and decoration detail, sheer lines with some framing detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Montague (1716), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan is likely
Circa 1717
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Torbay (1719). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longiudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Torbay (1719), a 1706 Establishment 80-gun Third Rate, three-decker.
1717
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'Northumberland' (1750). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck details for 'Northumberland' (1750), a 1745 Establishment 64-gun Third
1750-1777
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Chatham (1721). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with platform details, proposed (and approved) for Chatham (1721), a 1719 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
November 1719
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Falkland (1720). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard profile, and longitudinal half-breadth for Falkland (1720), a 1719 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
1719
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'Elizabeth' (1706). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, basic longitudinal half-breadth for 'Elizabeth' (1706), a 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
1720
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Diamond (1723). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, sheer lined with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with lower deck and platform details, for Diamond (1723), a 1719 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker. She was the replacemen
Circa October 1720
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Prince George (1723), Namure (1729). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Prince George' (1723) and 'Namure' (1729) both 1719 Establishment 90-gun, Second Rate, three-deckers.
April 1720
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Superb (captured 1710). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Superb (captured 1710), a captured French Fourth Rate, as taken off at Woolwich Dockyard prior too undergoing her 'Gr
Circa April 1720
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'Kent' (1724); 'Grafton' (1725). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for rebuilding the 'Kent' (1869), and for rebuilding the 'G
Circa May 1722
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Marlborough (1732). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines (one waterline) with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Marlborough (1732), a 1719 Establishment 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker.
7 July 1725
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Kingston (1719). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some detail, sheer lines with inboard detail, and a basic longitudinal half-breadth for Kingston (1719), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by John Naish [Master Sh
31 March 1726
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Windsor (1729). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for rebuilding the Windsor (1729), a 1719 Establishment 60-gun Third Rate, two-decker at Deptford Dockyard.
Circa July 1726
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'Ipswich' (1730). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Ipswich' (1730), a 1719 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Signed by Joseph
Circa September 1727
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Biddeford (1727) [alternative spelling - Bideford]; Squirrel (1727); Flamborough (1727); Experiment (1727). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Bideford (1727), Squirrel (1727),
15 April 1727
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1729
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1729
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Centurion (1732). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Centurion (1732), a modified 1719 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by Joseph Allin [Master Shipwright, Port
1729
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Pembroke (1733). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Pembroke, a 1719 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan has alterations to the quarterdeck ports, as ordered by
7 October 1729
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Warwick (1733). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some decoration detail, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Warwick (1733), a 1719 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed
1729
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'Terrible' (1730); 'Salamander' (1730). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, modified sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck detail, for 'Terrible' (1730) and 'Salamander' (1
16 June 1729
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Deptford (1732). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for Deptford (1732), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. This ship was built to replace the previous Deptford (1719), a 50-gun ship.
1 October 1729
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1730
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Rippon (1735); Superb (1736). Sale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth for Rippon (1735), a modified 1719 Eastablishment 60-gun Fourth Rate. Alterations, dated 22 May 17323, included the masts, quarterdeck ports
June 1730
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Wolf (1731). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Wolf (1731), an 8-gun two-masted Sloop building at Deptford Dockyard. She was snow-rigged. A copy was sent to Deptford on 9 April 1
April 1731
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1732
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Fly (1732). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth for Fly (1732), an 8/10-gun snow-rigged Sloop built at Sheerness Dockyard.
Circa June 1732
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Spy (1732). No Scale. Plan showing the body with stern board outline, sheer lines with some inboard details, fore & aft platforms, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck detail, for Spy (1732), an 8-gun, two-masted Sloop. The plan notes that the Sp
1732
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'Saint George' (1740). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for 'Saint George' (1740), a 1733 Establishment 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker. The plan inc
1733
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. lines & profile
1733
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Cumberland (1739). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Cumberland (1739), a 1733 Establishment 80-gun Third Rate, three-decker. A copy of this plan was sent to Woolwich Dockyard
circa November 1733
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Cumberland (1739). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for Cumberland (1739), a 1733 Establishment 80-gun Third Rate, three-decker. Initialled by Jacob Acworth [Surveyor
circa November 1733
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Eltham (1736); Gosport (1741); Faversham (1741); Saphire (1741) [also spelt: Saphire]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Eltham (1736), a 1733 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker. The plan in
Circa October 1733
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Jersey (1736). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some decoration detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for building Jersey (1736), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by Peirson Lock [Master Shi
October 1733
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Strafford (1735). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Strafford (1735), a 1733 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan includes alterations in red.
27 or 28 September 1733
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Weymouth (1736); Medway (1742); Dragon (1736); Dreadnought (1742); Nottingham (1745). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Weymouth (1736) and Dragon (1736). The plan includes the ticked outlines aft fo
August 1733
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Prince (1750); Triton (1745) [alternative spelling: Tryton]. Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the inboard profile and superimposed body plan sections for Prince (1750), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker. The plan also shows the inboard profile and superimposed
Between 1742-1758
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Severn (1739). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for rebuilding the Severn (1695), and approved for the Severn (1739), a 1733 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. A copy of this plan wa
Circa June 1734
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'Alderney' (1734); 'Furnace' (1740); 'Lightning' (1740); 'Carcass' (1740); 'Thunder' (1740); 'Basilisk' (1740); 'Blast' (1740); 'Firedrake' (1742). Scale: 1:48. A plan showin
26 March 1734
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Saint Albans. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board with some decoration detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Saint Albans (1737), a 1733 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by Pe
16 November 1734
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'Bedford' (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Bedford' (1741), a 1733 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Signed by Joseph Allin [Master Shipwri
March 1737
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'Essex' (1741); 'Royal Oak' (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for rebuilding 'Essex' (1700), and later for rebuilding 'Royal Oak' (1713), as 'Essex'
Circa 1736
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'Nassau' (1740). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for rebuilding 'Nassau' (1707) at Chatham Dockyard as 'Nassau' (1740), a 1733 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Circa September 1736
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1736
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Dartmouth (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Dartmouth (1711), a 1733 Establishment, 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan records that she had 'more hollow aft' than the Gloucest
Circa October 1736
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Kingston (1740). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some decoration detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Kingston (1740), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. This ship was built to r
Circa December 1736
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Proposed 80-gun two-decker. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for an 80-gun two-decker proposed by Mr Pierson Lock, Master Shipwright of Plymouth Dockyard (1726-1742).
1736
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Rupert (1740). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard details for Rupert (1740), a 1733 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker building at Sheerness. The plan includes alterations to the quarterdeck railings.
Circa 28 January 1736 [New calander: 1737]
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Warwick (1733). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Warwick (1733), a 1719 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker as built at Plymouth Dockyard.
Circa March 1736
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Woolwich (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Woolwich (1741), a 1733 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by Richard Stacey [Master Shipwright
April 1736
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Royal Escape (1736). No scale. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail and scroll figurehead, two longitudinal half-breadths for Royal Escape (1736), as proposed to be rebuilt.
Old style: Circa February 1735; New Style year is 1736
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'Suffolk' (1740). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building 'Suffolk' (1740), a 1733 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Note that she was a reb
26 May 1736
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'Elizabeth' (1737). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Elizabeth' (1737), a 1733 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as rebuilt at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 29 Novem
Circa November 1737
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'Royal Oak' (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with deck level outline, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for 'Royal Oak' (1741), a 1733 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
March 1737
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Princess Mary (1742). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Princess Mary (1742), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by Joseph Allin [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 172
Circa June 1737
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Saint Albans (1737). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board with some decoration detail, sheer lines with inboard detail, upper deck details, and longitudinal half-breadth with lower deck details for Saint Albans (1737), a 1733 Establishmen
Circa August-September 1737
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Guernsey (1740). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Guernsey (1740), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by John Ward [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 1732-1752]. N
13 June 1737
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. lines & profile
1739
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Antelope (1742). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Antelope (1742), a 1733 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
Circa June/July 1739
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Nottingham (1745). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Nottingham (1745), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Note that this draught was a copy of that drawn by the Duke of Cumberland.
Circa May 1739
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Preston (1742). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board with some decoration detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Preston (1742), a 1741 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The rebuilding
Circa July 1739
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. lines & profile
1740
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. lines & profile
1740
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. lines & profile
1740
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Dreadnought (1742); Medway (1742). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Dreadnought (1742) and Medway (1742), both 1733 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers. The plan notes
19 December 1740
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Dreadnought (1742); Medway (1742). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, quarterdeck cabin plan, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Dreadnought (1742) and Medway (1742), both 1733 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Ra
Circa December 1740
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Exeter (1744). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Exeter (1744), 60-gun fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan has some differences to ZAZ1684,
Circa April 1740
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Exeter (1744). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board with some detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Exeter, a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by Peirson Lock [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1726-1742]
Circa 1740-1742
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Hastings (1741); Liverpool (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with some frame detail, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Hastings (1741) and Liverpool (1741), both 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-deckers building at Li
1740
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Hastings (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Hastings (1741), a 1733 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker. Signed by Jacob E. Acworth [Surveyor of the Navy, 1715
14 February 1740
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Kinsale (1741). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Kinsale (1741), a 1733 Establishment, 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker. The annotation relating to the plan being returned and the C
16 July 1740
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Drake (1741); Hawk (1741). No Scale. Plan showing basic fittings of upper deck, and fore and aft platforms for Drake (1741) and Hawke (1741), both 8-gun Sloops.
Dated: 13 November 1740
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. deck, gun
1741
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. deck, orlop
1741
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. deck, quarter & forecastle
1741
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1741
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. lines
1741
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. lines & profile
1741
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. lines & profile
1741
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. lines & profile
1741
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. Upper deck plan
1741
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Canterbury (1744). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Canterbury (1744), a 1741 Establishment 60-gun Fourth rate, two-decker. Signed by Peirson Lock [Mas
August 1741
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