Ajax (1798); Kent (1798)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle proposed (and used) for Ajax (1798) and Kent (1798), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. The plan relates to the ships prior to being lengethened 11ft per Admiralty Order dated 19 October 1796. However, this plans was to be conformed to in relation to the breadth of the hatch and ladderways, cabins and storerooms.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ0693
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Ajax (1798); Kent (1798)
Date made: circa 1796
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 399 mm x 1228 mm