Description: | Thos Corbett, 9th April 1746
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for a new 44-gun Ship. The plan was later used for Expedition (1747), a 1745 Establishment, 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker. However, the plan will also relate to Penzance (1747), Crown (1747), Rainbow (1747), Humber (1747), and Woolwich (1749).
Signed by John Holland [Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard, 1742-1746], Joseph Allen/Allin [Master Shipwright, Deptford Dockyard, 1742-1746], John Pook [Master Shipwright, Sheerness Dockyard, 1742-1751 (died)], Peirson Lock [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1742-1755 (died)], and John Ward [Master Shipwright Dockyard, 1732-1752].
caption: EXPEDITION 1747 |