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Launch of a First Rate Man of War at Woolwich (with inset view of the New Basin)
Hand-coloured.; Technique includes etching.; Numbered 178.
The ship shown here is most likely the 'Thunderer', a first-rate ship of the line launched in 1831. A ship's 'rate' was basically decided by the number of guns she carried, from the largest 120-gun first-rate, down to sixth rate 20-gun ships. The first-rate were the biggest ships of the fleet, with their gun batteries carried on three decks. They were generally used as flagships and fought in the centre of the line-of-battle.
The ship shown here is most likely the 'Thunderer', a first-rate ship of the line launched in 1831. A ship's 'rate' was basically decided by the number of guns she carried, from the largest 120-gun first-rate, down to sixth rate 20-gun ships. The first-rate were the biggest ships of the fleet, with their gun batteries carried on three decks. They were generally used as flagships and fought in the centre of the line-of-battle.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH0846 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Laurie, Richard Holmes |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Vessels: | Thunderer (1831) |
| Date made: | 1 Aug 1838 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 379 x 556 mm; Plate: 310 x 502 mm |