Proposed iron nippers on chain cables (1827)

Scale: 1:3 and 1:24. Plan showing the elevation of the fore part of a flush-deck 18-gun Sloop illustrating the use of the iron nippers on the chain cables, and a diagram of the nipper open, closed, and in section, as proposed by Lieutenant William Radcliffe [Seniority, 16 September 1816, not assigned to a ship (Navy List, 1827)].

Object Details

ID: ZAZ6700
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 20 February 1827
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 304 mm x 790 mm