Arabia (1852); La Plata (1851)

A detailed longitudinal section of the engine by Messrs Robert Napier & Sons for the trans-Atlantic liners Arabia (1852) and La Plata (1851), both wooden brig-rigged paddle steamers. Arabia was owned by the British & North American Royal Mail Steam (later Cunard) and La Plata was owned by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.

This is attached along its left edge to MKW0002.1 and MKW0002.3.

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ID:	MKW0002.2
Type:	Technical drawing
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Mackenzie, William
Vessels:	Arabia (1852); La Plata (1851)
Date made:	Circa 1855; ca. 1880
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 435 mm x 615 mm
Parts:	Folder-level record Plate 1 - Lines for Pantaloon, parabolic midship sections and comparative sections for brigs. (Technical drawing) (MKW0001.1) Plate II - Parabolic Sections (Technical drawing) (MKW0001.2) Plate III - Cant, Body, Rabbet &c... (Technical drawing) (MKW0001.3) Plate IV - Transoms (Technical drawing) (MKW0001.4) Plate V - Square Cut, Side Counter Timber &c... (Technical drawing) (MKW0001.5) Plate VI - Miscellaneous comparative sections, profiles and lines for a cutter, 16-gun brig, 50-gun frigate and 120-gun three-decker. (Technical drawing) (MKW0001.6) Advertisement for a new publication 'A Universal Proportion Table'. (Print) (MKW0002.1) Arabia (1852); La Plata (1851) (Technical drawing) (MKW0002.2) Engine Arabia / La Plata (1852) (Technical drawing) (MKW0002.3)

Arabia (1852); La Plata (1851)

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