Hussar (1784), Rose (1783), Dido (1784), Thisbe (1783), Alligator (1787), Circe (1783), Lapwing (1785), Mercury (1779), Pegasus (1779), Pomona (1778)

Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half breadth for Pomona (1778), then Pegasus (1779), then Mercury (1779), and wih pencil alterations for Hussar (1784), Rose (1783), Dido (1784), Thisbe (1783), Alligator (1787), Circe (1783), Lapwing (1785), all 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates.

Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 171765-1784].

The top ship is not 'Laurel' as listed in the annotation on the right, as this plan predates her ordering by over one year.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ3382
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Alligator (1787); Circe 1785 Dido (1784) Hussar 1784 Lapwing (1785) Pegasus 1779 Rose 1783 Thisbe (1783) Pomona (1778) Mercury (1779)
Date made: 1776
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 509 mm x 1364 mm