'Neptune' (1797); 'Temeraire' (1798); 'Dreadnought' (1801); 'Ocean' (1805)

Scale 1:48. Plan showing the bow inboard side elevation, stern quarter inboard elevation, a section through the bow at Station 24, and a section through the stern at Station Q for 'Temeraire' (1798), and later for 'Neptune' (1797), and 'Dreadnought' (1801), all 98-gun Second Rate, three-deckers. The plan also related to 'Ocean' (1805), prior to being lengthened 11 feet in 1797 to accommodate larger calibre cannon.

A version of this plan with alterations in green ink was dispatched to the various royal yards in March 1792. The plan illustrates the proposed (and approved with alterations) manner of erecting a roof over the fore and aft part of the ship to protect it from the weather during construction.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ0323
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Temeraire (1798); Dreadnought (1801) Neptune (1797) Ocean (1805)
Date made: 1792
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 429 x 1265 mm