Jason (1859)
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the bow, head, trail-board and figurehead for Jason (1859), a 21-gun (later 17) open battery ship-rigged wooden screw corvette.
The figurehead is a bust of a stylised bearded Greek warrior, depicting Jason, facing forward. He is wearing a large plumed helmet and a square-cut scale chainmail shirt with leather shoulder protection. The plan includes pencil annotations indicating the measurements for scaling up the figurehead.
Signed by W. Edye [Master Shipwright, Devonport, 1843-1859]. The plan includes an Admiralty Letter Book numbers S1919.
The figurehead is a bust of a stylised bearded Greek warrior, depicting Jason, facing forward. He is wearing a large plumed helmet and a square-cut scale chainmail shirt with leather shoulder protection. The plan includes pencil annotations indicating the measurements for scaling up the figurehead.
Signed by W. Edye [Master Shipwright, Devonport, 1843-1859]. The plan includes an Admiralty Letter Book numbers S1919.
Object Details
| ID: | DIC0078 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 20 April 1858 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 266 mm x 290 mm |