Specification (building) Black Prince (1861)

A handwritten and ilustrated copy of the original building specification for Black Prince (1861), a broadside ironclad frigate.

The annotation on the front page: "Devonport Yard, 3rd September 1875 / Noted and returned observing that the informaiton required has been copied / Alexander Moore, Chief Constructor", indicates that this was sent for the refit of the Black Prince in 1874-5 at Devonport Dockyard where the ship gained a poop deck.

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ID:	ADT0912
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1875; July 1882 1885
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 360 mm x 250 mm x 20 mm
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Specification (building) Black Prince (1861)

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