Adamant (1780); Assistance (1781); Europa (1783); Bristol (1775); Portland (1770); Renown (1774)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Adamant (1780) to be built by contract, and probably for Assistance (1781). The plan was used for Europa (1783), and Bristol (1775), all 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers. The Portland (1770) and Renown (1774) are listed on the reverse, but would have been completed before this plan was created.

Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784]

Object Details

ID: ZAZ1716
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Adamant (1780); Bristol (1775) Portland (1770) Renown (1774) Europa (1783) Assistance (1781)
Date made: 1776; 19 November 1776
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 525 mm x 1450 mm