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Charon (1778); Experiment (1784); Gladiator (1783); Serapis (1782)
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Charon (1778), as built at Harwich in 1778, and later used for Experiment (1784), Gladiator (1783), and Serapis (1782), all 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-deckers. Note that Charon was built with a single row of windows, unlike other ships in the class.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 176-1784] and Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784].
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 176-1784] and Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784].
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAZ2114 |
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| Collection: | Ship Plans |
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Charon (1778); Experiment (1784) Gladiator (1783) Serapis (1782) |
| Date made: | circa January 1779 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 514 mm x 1475 mm |