The head of the frigate 'Glasgow'

No. 29 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)

Drawing inscribed in the lower left 'Head of Glasgow Frigate', and in the upper right 'Williams and Young for Idleness/and fighting in the boat -/Hawkins – idle -/King – 2d - idle -/Winfield -.'

HMS 'Glasgow', 50-guns, built of pitch pine, was launched at Blackwall on 21 February 1814.

Object Details

ID: PAI0917
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Schetky, John Christian
Vessels: Glasgow (1814)
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 200 x 276 mm
Parts: Album of marine sketches by John Christian Schetky, mainly Portsmouth, 1795-1863 (Album)