Certificate for Gover's Gun Carriage Patent confirming the design used on Kent (1798)

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Certificate for Gover's Gun Carriage Patent confirming the design used on Kent (1798)

Illustrated certificate of commendation for the gun carriage invented by John Gover of 42 Paradise Street, Rotherhithe to reduce the number of men required to man a gun, as commnended by Captain William Hope of Kent (1798), a 74-gun, Third Rate, two-decker, and the Right Honourable Lord Duncan, as well as a Committee of Artillery Officers appointed by the Board of Ordnance.

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Object Details

ID:	ZAZ6997.1
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	P. Roberts, 289 Holborn
Date made:	circa 1800
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 485 mm x 345 mm
Parts:	Certificate for Gover's Gun Carriage Patent confirming the design used on Kent (1798) (Print) Certificate for Gover's Gun Carriage Patent confirming the design used on Kent (1798) (Print) (ZAZ6997.1) Certificate for Gover's Gun Carriage Patent confirming the design used on Kent (1798) (Print) (ZAZ6997.2)