Anchor release for Ships in Ordinary (1821)
No scale. Plan showing the detailed elevation and plan of the cathead illustrating the mechanism (sliphook) for releasing an anchor on Ships in Ordinary, in the event of the ship drifting.
Copies sent to the Royal Dockyards the same day.
Long annotation on the iron used and method of securing the chain to the cathead.
Copies sent to the Royal Dockyards the same day.
Long annotation on the iron used and method of securing the chain to the cathead.
Object Details
ID: | ZAZ6706 |
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Collection: | Ship Plans |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | Dated: 26 January 1821 |
Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 465 mm x 266 mm |