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Notes on ship construction compiled by William Wilkins, apprentice to John Ward, Chatham.

Notes on ship construction compiled by William Wilkins, apprentice to John Ward, master shipwright at Chatham, ca.1745. Includeshis appenticeship indenture issued on 9 March 1745.

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ID:	SPB/20
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	circa 1745; ca. 1745-01-01 - ?
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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