London Marathon this Sunday

Cutty Sark will be closed on Sunday 27 April until 2pm due to the London Marathon. All other sites are open to visitors and spectators as normal, but please check road closures before you travel and allow extra time as the area will be busy. Parking at the National Maritime Museum is unavailable all day.

Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855)

Scale 1:48. Plan shows the sheer lines, longitudinal half breadth and body plan for the despatch vessels Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855). The drawing bears the signature of Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker [Surveyor of the Navy 1848-1860], John Edye [Assistant Surveyor of the Navy and designer 1832-1855], Isaac Watts [1st Assistant Surveyor, 1848-1860] and M. F.F. Berkeley [position unknown flourishing 1855]. There are annotations on the plan stating copies were sent to the shipbuilders Messrs Green, Messrs Ware, Messrs Wigram and Sons, Messrs Fletcher, Messrs White and Messrs Young, between 17 May and 28 July 1855.There are tears along the top and bottom edge of the drawing with a large crease near the middle.

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ID:	NPA4950
Type:	Technical drawing
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Alacrity (1856); Coquette 1855 Wanderer (1855) Vigilant (1856)
Date made:	28 Jun 1855
People:	C. J. Mare & Co; R. & H. Green Ltd Walker, Baldwin Wake Watts, Isaac Edye, John
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 487 mm x 1635 mm
Parts:	Box Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855 (Technical drawing) (NPA4945) Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855) (Technical drawing) (NPA4946) Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855) (Technical drawing) (NPA4947) Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855) (Technical drawing) (NPA4948) Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855) (Technical drawing) (NPA4949) Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855) (Technical drawing) (NPA4950) Alacrity (1885) (Technical drawing) (NPA4954) Alacrity (1885) (Technical drawing) (NPA4955) Alacrity (1885) (Technical drawing) (NPA4957) Alban (1826) (Technical drawing) (NPA5050) Alban (1826) (Technical drawing) (NPA5051) Alban (1826) (Technical drawing) (NPA5052) Alban (1826) (Technical drawing) (NPA5053) Albatross (1873) (Technical drawing) (NPA5056) Albatross (1873) (Technical drawing) (NPA5057) Albatross (1873) (Technical drawing) (NPA5058) Albatross (1873) (Technical drawing) (NPA5059) Albatross (1873) (Technical drawing) (NPA5060) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5092) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5093) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5094) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5095) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5096) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5097) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5098) Alberta (1863) (Technical drawing) (NPA5099) Alberta 1863 (Technical drawing) (NPA5100) Alberta 1863 (Technical drawing) (NPA5107)

London Marathon this Sunday

Alacrity (1856), Coquette (1855), Vigilant (1856) and Wanderer (1855)

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