Specification for Argus (1855) and amended for the yacht Emperor (1856)

20 page specification for the auxiliary Revenue Service Schooner Argus (1855), dated June 1855, and amended for building the Emperor [Shogun] of Japan's yacht Emperor (1856) at the yard of Messrs Green of Blackwall, which was a goodwill gesture towards Japan in 1855 as part of negotiations over trade access. Unsigned.

The auxiliary schooner-rigged yacht Emperor sailed from Plymouth for Japan on Thursday 30 April 1857 [The Times, 2 May 1857]. A description of the yacht interior was reported by The Times on Saturday 25 April 1857. It is depicted in the Illustrated London News, 1857: '"The Emperor" Yacht for presentation by the British Government to the Emperor of Japan'.

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ID:	ADT0807
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	June 1855
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 390 mm x 250 mm x 3 mm
Parts:	Box 'Arehomo: a new machine for aerial navigation' (1914) (Manuscript) (ADT0791) Archer (1849) Wasp (1850) (Manuscript) (ADT0792) Argus (circa 1851) (Manuscript) (ADT0793) Martin's Patent Anchor (Technical drawing) (ADT0794) Antelope (1893) (Manuscript) (ADT0795) Ant (1873), Cuckoo (1873), Hyena (1873), Weazel (1873) (Manuscript) (ADT0796) Ant class (1870) gunboats (Manuscript) (ADT0797) Specification for building Coquette (1871), Foam (1871), Decoy (1871), Merlin (1871), Mosquito (1871), Goshawk (1872), Swinger (1872), Ariel (1873) and Zephyr (1873) (Manuscript) (ADT0800) Specification (machinery) for Ariadne (1943), Apollo (1943) (Manuscript) (ADT0801) Specification for building Ariadne (1859) (Manuscript) (ADT0802) Specification for Ariadne (1859) and Galatea (1859) (Manuscript) (ADT0803) Specification (hull) for Argyll (1904) (Manuscript) (ADT0804) Specification (general & machinery) for Argus (1904) (Manuscript) (ADT0805) Specification for building Argus (1904) (Manuscript) (ADT0806) Specification for Argus (1855) and amended for the yacht Emperor (1856) (Manuscript) (ADT0807) Descriptive brochure and specification for Argosy (1943) (Manuscript) (ADT0808) Specification for building Argonaut (1898), Andromeda (1897), Europa (1897), Amphitrite (1898), Niobe (1897), Ariadne (1898), Spartiate (1898), Diadem (1896), (Manuscript) (ADT0809) Specification for building and fitting Arethusa (1934) (Manuscript) (ADT0810) Specification (Electrical) for Incontant (1914), Royalist (1915) and Galatrea (1914) (Manuscript) (ADT0811) Specification for building the Arethusa class (1912), light armoured cruiser (Manuscript) (ADT0812) Specification (hull, machinery & engines) for Archer (1885), Brisk (1886), Cossack (1886), Mohawk (1886), Porpoise (1886), Racoon (1887), Serpent (1887), and Tartar (1886). (Manuscript) (ADT0813) Specification (steel masts) for Archer (1885), Brisk (1886), Cossack (1886), Mohawk (1886), Porpoise (1886), Racoon (1887), Serpent (1887), and Tartar (1886). (Manuscript) (ADT0814) Specification for building Archer (1885), Brisk (1886), Cossack (1886), Mohawk (1886), Porpoise (1886), Racoon (1887), Serpent (1887), and Tartar (1886). (Manuscript) (ADT0815) Specification for building Archer (1849), Wasp (1850) (Manuscript) (ADT0816) Specification for Arab (1899) (Manuscript) (ADT0817) Specification for Arab (1874) (Manuscript) (ADT0818) Specification (hull & engine) for Arab (1874) and Lily (1874) (Manuscript) (ADT0818.1)

Specification for Argus (1855) and amended for the yacht Emperor (1856)

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