Eclipse (1797); Flamer (1797); Furnace (1797); Furious (1797)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Eclipse (1797), Flamer (1797), Furnace (1797), and Furious (1797), 12-gun Gunboats fitted with Shank sliding keels and built by Perry & Co, Blackwall.

Signed by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1784-1806], and William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813].

Note: Mentions that the plan is for five gunboats built by Perry & Co. However D. Lyon lists only four of the class as having been built by this company [D. Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, p. 125].

Object Details

ID: ZAZ4899
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Eclipse (1797); Furnace (1797) Flamer (1797) Furious (1797)
Date made: 13 February 1797
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 345 mm x 734 mm