|
Date: |
|
Description: | THIS MODEL REPRESENTS THE 9 UNDERNAMED FRIGATES ORDERED TO BE LAID DOWN FOR BUILDING IN THE YEARS 1793 & 1794 FROM A DRAFT PREPARED BY SIR JOHN HENSLOWE CHIEF SURVEYOR OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY, WHICH SITUATION HE HELD 22 YEARS AND FROM WHICH HE RETIRED ON THE TENTH JUNE 1806 TO SITTINGBOURNE IN KENT WHERE HE DIED ON THE 22 SEPR 1815 IN THE 86TH OF HIS AGE. HIS REMAINS WERE REMOVED FROM SITTINGBOURNE (ON THE 29TH OF THE MONTH) TO BE INTERRED IN HIS FAMILY VAULT AT WOOLWICH. EDWARD PRENTIS HENSLOWE Filius Ejus NAMES OF THE FRIGATES APOLLO, ARTOIS, DIANA, DIAMOND, ETHALION, JASON, SEAHORSE. Built of OAK CLYDE TAMER Built of FIR
Scale: 1:48. Metal plaque on a wooden mount for the Navy Board full hull model of a 38 gun frigate representing the 'Apollo', 'Artois', 'Clyde', 'Diana', 'Diamond', 'Ethalion', 'Jason', 'Seahorse' and 'Tamer' (all 1794).
CA: AAA.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
-
Artois
"ARTOIS" TONS ' ' 996.…
-
-
-
Artois
Scale: 1:48. Launch flag with…
-
Artois
Scale: 1:48. Launch flag with…
-
Artois
Scale: 1:48. Launch flag with…
|