Certificate for Gover's Gun Carriage Patent confirming the design used on Kent (1798)
Illustrated certificate of commendation for the gun carriage invented by John Gover of 42 Paradise Street, Rotherhithe to reduce the number of men required to man a gun, as commnended by Captain William Hope of Kent (1798), a 74-gun, Third Rate, two-decker, and the Right Honourable Lord Duncan, as well as a Committee of Artillery Officers appointed by the Board of Ordnance.
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Object Details
ID: | ZAZ6997 |
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Collection: | Ship Plans |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | P. Roberts, 289 Holborn |
Vessels: | Kent (1798) |
Date made: | circa 1800 |
Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 485 mm x 345 mm |
Parts: | Certificate for Gover's Gun Carriage Patent confirming the design used on Kent (1798) |
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