Specification (hull, electrical & machinery) for Aurora (1936), Arethusa (1934), Galatea (1934), Penelope (1935)

Specification for building Aurora (1936), Arethusa (1934), Galatea (1934), Penelope (1935), all cruisers of the 1933 Programme Arethusa class.

Includes:
Part 1 - Hull A - Structural (54 pages)
Part 1 - Hull B - General (146 pages)
Part 1 - C - Materials and Tests (66 pages)

Part 2 - A - Electrical equipment of hull lighting and power and Part 2 - B - Electrical low power equipment of hull (37 pages)

Part 3 - Electric generators and Electrically driven cooling machinery

Part 4 - Machinery (197 pages)

Part 5 - Hull items for mechanical appliances including capstans, winches, cranes, pumps etc.

6-inch twin moutings Mark XXI
6-inch 50 calibre breech loading guns and director tower (93 pages)

Specification for high pressure air compressing machinery (26 pages)

Object Details

ID: ADT0856
Type: Manuscripts
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Aurora (1936); Galatea (1934) Penelope (1935)
Date made: 1933
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 350 mm x 220 mm x 110 mm
Parts: Box