Princess Louisa (1744); Tilbury (1745); Defiance (1744); Eagle (1745); Isis (1747).

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Princess Louisa (1744), Tilbury (1745), Defiance (1744), and Eagle (1745), all 1741 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers. Alterations are recorded on the plan, which were sent to Portsmouth in December 1742, to Mr Carter in January 1743, and Mr West in November 1743. Alterations to the after port but one were made for Defiance. Further alterations to the after body and midships were made for Eagle, dated April 1744. The plan also mentions Isis (captured 1747), a captured French 50-gun Fourth rate, two-decker.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ1585
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Defiance (1744); Princess Louisa (1744) Tilbury (1745)
Date made: circa 1742
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 484 mm x 1355 mm