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'Hayling' (1760). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, inboard profile with pencil modifications, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck details for 'Hayling' (1760), a single-masted sixty-six foot timber hoy for Portsmouth Doc
3 August 1759
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'Unity' (1707?), and 'Forester' (1748). No Scale. A plan showing the body plan, inboard profile, longitudinal half-breadth with deck details, for 'Unity' (1707?), and 'Forester' (1748), both single-masted sixty-six
3 August 1759
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'Industry' (fl. 1765). No scale. A plan showing the sections at frame twelve and at the midships for the 'Industry' (fl. 1765), a 6-gun brig to lie in the Bar of Senegal, as a floating battery.
3 March 1766
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'Industry' (fl. 1765). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the fore, aft, and lower aft platforms for the 'Industry' (fl. 1765), a 6-gun brig to lie in the Bar of Senegal, as a floating battery.
3 March 1766
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'Industry' (fl. 1765). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile, upper deck, and lower deck for the 'Industry' (fl. 1765), a brig, as proposed for fitting as a floating battery to lay within the Bar of Senegal and to carry six
3 March 1766
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'Industry' (fl.1765). No scale. A plan showing the sections at frames fifteen, nine, F, and M for the 'Industry' (fl.1765), a 6-gun brig to lie in the Bar of Senegal, as a floating battery.
3 March 1766
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Crescent (captured 1758). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the half-breadth for quarter deck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, and fore & aft platforms for Crescent (1759), a captured French Frigate, as taken off/fitted as a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate
3 July 1771
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Hornet (1776). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing external planking (in black ink) and internal planking (in red ink) layout for Hornet (1776), a 14-gun Sloop, as taken off while building. Hornet was launched in March 1776 at Deptford by Messrs Adam & Barnar
3 February 1776
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Swift (1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Swift (1783), a captured French merchant ship, as taken off and fitted as an 8-gun Brig Sloop for foreign s
3 December 1783
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'Haddock' (1805), 'Magpie' (1806), 'Jackdaw' (1806), 'Cuckoo' (1806), 'Wagtail' (1806), 'Woodcock' (1806), 'Wigeon' (1806), 'Sealark' (1806), 'Rook' (1806), 'La
3 November 1805
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'Hyaena' [Hyena] (1804). Scale: probably 1:96. A plan showing the upper deck, middle deck, lower deck, and inboard profile for 'Hyaena' [Hyena] (1804), a purchased merchant ship converted to a Sixth Rate Frigate, now fitted as a store
3 May 1814
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Sidney (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the plan of the after parts for the upper deck and lower deck as fitted in 1817 to the Sidney, a 6-gun Survey Vessel, and with modifications as suggested by Mr. Holbrook, her Commander. Signed Nicholas Diddams [M
3 February 1817
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Skylark (1821); possibly Swift (1821). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile, upper deck, lower deck with platforms, and a section illustrating the fixing of beams to the sides, for 160 ton Cutters building at Pembroke Dockyard. This relates to
3 November 1820
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Head and Bow of an unnamed First Rate. Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the front view of the bows, a starboard bow and head profile, and half-breadth plan of the bow for an unnamed First Rate, illustrating the position of the gun ports. Signed by Thomas Rob
3 December 1823
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Unnamed Trinity Steam Yacht (circa 1843). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing the plan, elevation, and section for the steering apparatus as fitted to HM TRinity Steam Yacht, 276 tons (old rule). The plan is as taken off in October 1843.
3 October 1843
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. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the sail plan for a 26 ft Yawl as issued to Ariel (1854), a 9-gun Screw-Sloop. Signed H. Cradock [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1862-?].
Dated: 3 December 1863
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'Edith' (no date); 'Julia' (no date). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing the midship section and midship framing plan for 'Edith' (no date), and 'Julia' (no date), both fifteen ton single-masted, cutter-rigged, sailing bo
3 July 1866
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Captain (1869). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the profile (to hurricane deck) for the masted turret ironclad HMS Captain (1869), as fitted at Lairds, but with later alterations. Marked "Alterations and additions shown in red ink" . Drawing carri
3 February 1870
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Captain (1869). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the hold with sections as fitted for the masted turret ironclad HMS Captain (1869). The plan includes later alterations in 1870. The sections illustrated are at frames (not numbered) ca.140, 134 looking forward
3 February 1870
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Captain (1869). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the profile, main (upper) deck and beams under for the masted turret ironclad HMS Captain (1869), as fitted and later altered. Marked "Alterations and additions shown in red ink" . Drawing carries red
3 February 1870
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Captain (1869). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck for the masted turret ironclad HMS Captain (1869), as fitted and with later alterations. Marked "Alterations and additions shown in red ink". Drawing carries red (Admiralty) Portsmouth Ya
3 February 1870
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Captain (1869). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the profile and plan for the lower deck on the masted turret ironclad HMS Captain (1869), as fitted and with later alterations. Marked "Alterations and additions shown in red ink". Drawing carries red (
3 February 1870
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HMS Coquette (1871). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the fore/aft body, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth of the Ariel class composite gunboat HMS Coquette (1871).
3 February 1872
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Dreadnought (1875). Scale 1:48. Engineers' General Arrangement Plan for the turret battleship HMS Dreadnought (1875), as fitting prior to being commissioned in 1884. The plan shows lead of steam (and hydraulic?) pipes and auxiliary machinery, and h
3 April 1883
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Dreadnought (1875). Scale 1:48. Engineers' sketch general arrangement of the main deck for the turret battleship HMS Dreadnought (1875), as fitting prior to being commissioned in 1884. Shows original torpedo tubes and turret roller path.
3 April 1883
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Dreadnought (1875). Scale 1:48. Outline sketch General Arrangement showing the upper deck, tops of turrets, and Flying Deck (and coaling scuttles) for the turret battleship HMS Dreadnought (1875), as fitting prior to being commissioned in 1884. Rubber s
3 April 1883
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Dreadnought (1875). Scale 1:48. Engineers' General Arrangement of Machinery and Pipework for the turret battleship HMS Dreadnought (1875), as fitting in 1883 prior to being commissioned in 1884. Not labelled as to function but fully dimensioned (e.g.
3 April 1883
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Dreadnought (1875). Scale 1:48: Plan shpwing the arrangement of engines and boilers as fitted by Messrs Humphry's Tennant & Co and placed on board the turret battleship HMS Dreadnought (1875), as fitting prior to being commissioned in 1884. The p
3 April 1883
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. deck, boat
3 Apr 1901
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. deck, superstructure
3 Apr 1901
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. Inboard profile plan
3 Apr 1901
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HMS Iron Duke (1912). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile of the Iron Duke class battleship HMS Iron Duke (1912). Annotations in amber and green reflect alterations carried out in 1921 and 1923.
3 July 1914
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. Inboard profile plan
3 Mar 1918
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HMS Hardy (1936). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile of the destroyer flotilla leader HMS Hardy (1936).
3 November 1937
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. rig, general arrangement
3 May 1939
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