Coventry (1757), Lizard (1757),Liverpool (1757), Maidstone (1758), Acteon (1757), Shannon (1757), Levant (1757), Cerberus (1757), Griffin (1757), Hussar (1757), Bureas (1757), Trent (1757)

Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for Coventry (1757), Lizard (1757),Liverpool (1757), Maidstone (1758), Acteon (1757), Shannon (1757), Levant (1757), Coberus (1757), Griffin (1757), Hussar (1757), all 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates, based on the plan for Lowestoft (1756) and Tartar (1756, which were the same as Unicorn (1748) and Lyme (1748).
Maidstone (1758), Cerberus (1757), Griffin (1757), Acteon (1757), Shannon (1757),Bureas (1757) and Trent (1757) had the House holes moved to the upper deck. There are construction amendments for the first built Frigates. Annoted in the top right: " Body, same as the Lestaff and Tartar, except one havng a Beakhead and the other a round bow, withou the least alteration below the surface of the water - and the Tartar and Leostaff are exactly the same Body as the Unicorn and Lime. "

Object Details

ID: ZAZ3401
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Actaeon (1757); Cerberus (1758) Boreas (1757) Coventry (1757) Hussar (1757) Griffon 1758 Levant 1758 Liverpool 1758 Lizard 1757 Maidstone 1758 Shannon 1757 Trent (1757)
Date made: circa April 1756
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 470 mm x 1295 mm
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