Merlin (1796); Pheasant (1798)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, inboard profile and upper deck for Merlin (1798) and Pheasant (1798), both 16-gun Ship Sloops building by contract in private yards.

The plan includes an annotation referring to the fitting of an iron tiller instead of wood to the Pheasant per Warrant dated 17 October 1818. The Pheasant was at Plymouth Dockyard for a Very Small Repair and fitted between September to December 1818.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ3822
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Merlin (1796); Pheasant (1798)
Date made: Circa January to October 1795; 1818
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 548 mm x 758 mm