Guernsey (1740)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Guernsey (1740), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.

Signed by John Ward [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 1732-1752].

NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 223, states that 'Guernsey' was begun in March 1737 (Old Style). Order date not listed.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ1652
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Guernsey (1740)
Date made: 13 June 1737; 1737
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 452 mm x 1335 mm