Emerald (1856); Imperieuse (1852)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half sternboard outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Emerald (1856) and Imperieuse (1852), both 60-gun Large Frigates, as originally designed. Emerald was re-ordered in 1854 as a screw frigate and lengthened, while Imperieuse was re-ordered in 1850 as a screw frigate to a different design.

Signed by John Edye [Assistant Surveyor to the Navy] and Isaac Watts [Assistant Surveyor to the Navy].

Object Details

ID: ZAZ1900
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Emerald (1856); Imperieuse (1852)
Date made: 1848; 2 December 1848
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 650 mm x 1927 mm