Hero (1759); Hercules (1759); Thunderer (1760)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with alterations, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth with alterations, for 'Hero' (1759), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, and with the alterations for 'Hercules' (1759), and 'Thunderer' (1760), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. The reverse of the plan records that the sets of plans for 'Hercules' and 'Thunderer' were recalled in 1757 as their design had been modified.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ0866
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Hero (1759); Hercules (1759) Thunderer (1760)
Date made: circa July 1756; ca.1759
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 538 x 1671 mm