Possibly Royal Oak (1741) or Royal Oak (1769)

Scale: unknown. A colour-washed sketch of the head, trail-board, headrails and figurehead of an unidentified warship. It is possible that this is a figurehead for Royal Oak (1741), a 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker or Royal Oak (1769), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Both ships were built at Plymouth Dockyard, where the Dickerson family were based.

The figurehead is the pre-1801 Kingdom of Great Britain Coat of Arms surmounted with a small crown similar to the original State Crown of George I. Below the Arms is the first part of the motto ‘Dieu Et [Mon Droit]’ in a blue ribbon. Behind the Coat of Arms is an oak branch with leaves and acorns.

Object Details

ID: DIC0016
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Date made: before 1801
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 165 mm x 165 mm
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