Excellent (1787)

Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the elevation of the gun and carriage, and split view of the carriage to show the construction from above and below, relating to a new Truck Carriage for a 68 pounder or ten inch Gun sent to HMS Excellent (1787), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, possible after she was cut down to a 56-gun Frigate. The date of the plan is based on ZAZ6992.

NMM, Progress Book, volume 6, folio 88, states that in December 1825 she was 'Taken in hand' at Portsmouth Dockyard, but no details are given regarding the work carried out.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ6993
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Thomas, C. J.
Vessels: Excellent (1787)
Date made: Late 19th Century; Possibly 1826
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 170 mm x 321 mm