Sapphire (1827)

Scale 1:48. Plan showing the midship section proposed for Sapphire (1827), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate, prior to being converted to a troopship.
Maker: Jonathan Ground
NMM Progress Book, volume 6, folio 548, states that 'Sapphire' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 4 August 1838 and docked on 20 October 1839. She was undocked on 27 September 1938, and sailed on 3 November 1839 after being refitted for troops. The cost was £5,541.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ3372
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Sapphire (1827)
Date made: 1839
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 418 mm x 508 mm