'Dromedary' [ex 'Howe', ex-'Shah Kaikusroo'] (1799)

Scale 1:120. The fourth of six bound plans showing the orlop deck of the 'Dromedary' [ex 'Howe', ex 'Shah Kaikusroo'] (1799), a prison ship based at Bermuda. The plan has been signed by a 'Mr. Reid'.

A note on the drawing reads: 'This deck holds 100 prisoners and might be made to hold 200. The cells for restraining convicts should be placed longitudinally as Transverse partitions impede the free ventilation of air from stem to stern'.

Object Details

ID: NPD0886
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 310 mm x 510 mm
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