Lines & Profile

lines & profile

The drawing appears to be the design draught for 'Tisiphone' class fireships. The 'as built' sheer and profile of 'Comet', 1783, shows built-up bulwarks and other differences to this draught

Object Details

ID: ZAZ5594
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Lines & Profile
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Alecto (1781); Comet (1783) Incendiary (1782) Pluto (1782) Tisiphone (1781) Spitfire 1783
Date made: 1780
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 380 mm x 1060 mm