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Tortoise (c.1777) ex East India Company, Grenville
Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines wit inboard detail and longitudinal half breadth for Tortoise (c.1777) , an armed Storeship. The plan includes measurements at specific parts of he ship.
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 497, states that 'Tortoise' was sheathed in copper at Mr Wells in June 1777, and on 23 June she sailed for Deptford Dockyard. She sailed from Deptford on 19 July 1777 fitted for sea. It does not record her original role prior to being a Storeship.
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 497, states that 'Tortoise' was sheathed in copper at Mr Wells in June 1777, and on 23 June she sailed for Deptford Dockyard. She sailed from Deptford on 19 July 1777 fitted for sea. It does not record her original role prior to being a Storeship.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAZ3486 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Ship Plans |
| Type: | Technical drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Tortoise 1777 |
| Date made: | ca.1777 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 534 mm x 1449 mm |
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