Contract for Bellerophon (1786)

A 24 page Contract for Bellerophon (1786), 74-gun Third Rate two-decker, between the Admiralty and Edward Greaves & Company of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex, signed 19 January 1782.

The contract seems to have been recycled to include dimension dated 1805 relating to the Fame class (1799) ordered in 1805. The dimensions listed are 175ft length of deck, 144ft length for tonnage and a breadth 47ft 6 inches. The details relate to those ships ordered on 31 January 1805; including Marlborough (1807), York (1807), Hannibal (1810), Royal Oak (1809), and Sultan (1807).

(Box reference ADMB0773)

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ID:	ADT0009
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Bellerophon (1786)
Date made:	19 January 1782
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 470 mm x 300 mm x 9 mm
Parts:	Box Contract for Aquilon (1786) (Manuscript) (ADT0001) Contract for Active (1780) (Manuscript) (ADT0002) Contract for Aigle (1801) (Manuscript) (ADT0003) Contract for Anacreon (1813) (Manuscript) (ADT0004) Contract for Ardent (1782) (Manuscript) (ADT0005) Contract for Ardent (1782) (Manuscript) (ADT0005.1) Contract for Transit (1809) (Manuscript) (ADT0006) Contract for Avon (1805) (Manuscript) (ADT0007) Contract for Beaver (1795) (Manuscript) (ADT0008) Contract for Bellerophon (1786) (Manuscript) (ADT0009) Contract for the Beelzebub (1813) (Manuscript) (ADT0010) Contract for the Bombay Castle (1782) (Manuscript) (ADT0011) Contract for the Fortitude (1780); Ganges (1782); Culloden (1783); Defiance (1783) (Manuscript) (ADT0012) Contract for Bucephalus (1808) (Manuscript) (ADT0013)

Contract for Bellerophon (1786)

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