'Spencer' (1800)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Spencer' (1800), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, at Bucklers Hard by Messrs Adams. This plan was prepared from a proposal by Mr Barrallier, a French emigre. The plan also shows alterations to the rudder when 'Spencer' was in Plymouth Dockyard between August and November 1818. The suggested amendment to the rudder was made by the ship's Captain - Captain Samuel C. Rowley (appointed to the ship on 28 September 1818) [seniority: 29 April 1802].

Object Details

ID: ZAZ1318
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Spencer (1800)
Date made: 1795; 19 October 1795
People: Balthazar & Edward Adams; Barrallier, Jean-Louis
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 548 x 1792 mm