Grafton (1771); Fortitude (1780)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Grafton (1771), and with approved alterations dated 1778 for Fortitude (1780), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers.

Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy, 1755-1771].

Object Details

ID: ZAZ0773
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Grafton (1771); Fortitude (1780)
Date made: 1767; 22 September 1767
People: Slade, Thomas
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 540 mm x 1732 mm