Bombay Castle (1782); Powerful (1783); Defiance (1783); Thunderer (1783)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Bombay Castle (1782), Powerful (1783), Defiance (1783), and Thunderer (1783), all 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers.

The Thunderer (1783) is included in this design prior to the name being used for a ship in the Culloden/Thunder class of 1769.

The plan is signed by John Williams (Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784).

Object Details

ID: ZAZ0831
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Bombay Castle (1782); Defiance (1783) Powerful (1783) Thunderer (1783)
Date made: 1779; 4 November 1779
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 395 x 1236 mm