Borer (1794); Plumper (1794); Aimwell (1764); Pelter (1794); Piercer (1794); Teaser (1794); Fearless (1794); Force (1794); Swinger (1794); Tickler (1794); Conquest (1794); Attack (1794)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed and later modified for Borer (1794); Plumper (1794); Aimwell (1764); Pelter (1794); Piercer (1794); Teaser (1794); Fearless (1794); Force (1794); Swinger (1794); Tickler (1794); Conquest (1794); Attack (1794), all 14-gun gunbrigs to be built by Contract.

A long note to the right of the plan states that the commander of the Aimwell requested that a false keel was added in lieu of leeboards or sliding keels. As an experiment this was ordered by Navy Board Warrant dated 28 June 1798.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ4880
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Aimwell (1794)
Date made: 1794
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 301 mm x 829 mm
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