Image: 'Black Prince' (1816); 'Melville' (1817); 'Hawke' (1820); 'Wellesley' (1815) RMG J2761

Description: Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Black Prince' (1816), 'Melville' (1817), 'Hawke' (1820) and 'Wellesley' (1815), all 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers, based on the design of the captured Danish 74-gun 'Christian VII'. Note that the 'Wellesley' was originally of this design, but was changed to follow the lines of the 'Cornwallis' (1813) of the Armada/Conquestadore/Vengeur class. Signed by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813] and Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822]. lines & profile Admiralty Collection, Ship Plans
Title: 'Black Prince' (1816); 'Melville' (1817); 'Hawke' (1820); 'Wellesley' (1815)
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