Forester (1794) [alternative spelling: Forrester]

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the section, inboard profile, and deck plan for Forester (1794), a purchased flat-bottomed barge, as converted to a 4-gun Gunboat (Gunbarge) at Portsmouth Dockyard. The hull is similar to a Thames 'stumpy' barge with swim ends, and leeboards.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ5244
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Forester (purchased 1794)
Date made: circa July 1794; Pencil annotation dated: 4 July 1794
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 386 mm x 556 mm