Assault (1797); Asp (1797); Acute (1797); Sparkler (1797); Bouncer (1797); Boxer (1797); Biter (1797); Bruiser (1797); Clinker (1797); Cracker (1797); Crash (1797); Adder (1797); Spiteful (1797)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed and approved with modifications for Assault (1797), Asp (1797), Acute (1797), Sparkler (1797), Bouncer (1797), Boxer (1797), Biter (1797), Bruiser (1797), Clinker (1797), Cracker (1797), Crash (1797), Adder (1797), and Spiteful (1797), all 14-gun brig-rigged gunboats with sliding keels.

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

Object Details

ID: ZAZ4973
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Adder (1797); Acute (1797) Asp (1797) Assault (1797) Boxer (1797) Bouncer (1797) Bruiser (1797) Biter (1797) Crash (1797) Cracker 1797 Contest (1797) Clinker 1797 Sparkler (1797) Spiteful (1797)
Date made: Circa February 1797
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 315 mm x 821 mm