Merlin (1780)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Merlin (1780), an 18-gun ship sloop, purchased from Mr King while building on the stocks. The plan includes pencil alterations to fit a quarterdeck and forecastle, as for other sloops of 300 tons.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ4627
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Merlin (purchased 1780)
Date made: ca.1780
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 364 mm x 1008 mm