'Vigilant' (1821); 'Basilisk' (1822); 'Skylark' (1821); 'Swift' (1821)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile, upper deck, and lower deck for 'Vigilant' (1821), 'Basilisk' (1822), and 'Skylark' (1821), all 10-gun Cutters. The plan was later used to fit the 'Swift' (1821), a Revenue Cutter. Note the alteration to the inboard profile for 'Basilisk', converting her to a ketch, as per the order of March 1835. The plan also shows, at a scale of 1:24, a section illustrating the method of fixing the beams to the sides of the ship.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ6347
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Basilisk (1822); Skylark (1821) Swift (1821) Vigilant (1821)
Date made: 1820
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 520 x 720 mm