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HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.
The drawing, from whence the annexed plate is taken, was made by Mr,George Staples, once belonging to Woolwich dock-yard, but who afterwardschanged to Chatham, where he was unfortunately killed by taking hold of a slackrope, in consequence of which he fell into the dock-yard, and was dashed topieces. The following mem.ora.ndum will fully explain the different points,necessary to be known ; •
liOY/lL-GEORGE, built at Woolwich; taken in hand the 8 th of January, 1746";
launched the 1st of February, 1756.
Dimensions.
Feet.
Inches..
Length of the keel, for tonnage
-
143
Length of the gun-deck
•m
178
0
Extreme breadth - - - -
- 51
S?
Depth in the hold - . - - «
21
6
Burthen in tons. - - 2046i°.
Timber expended in building.
Loads.
Feet..
Strait oak timber ■» -
-
2309
6
Compass ditto-
2306
40
Elm ditto -■ " . -
' -
125
10
Fir ditto - --
-
214
8
Knees, square -- - - - -
-
170
8
Ditto, raking ' ■> -< - "
149
33
English oak plank, 4 inches thick
-
135
8
Ditto -- 3 ditto - . - -
94
9
Ditto - - 2-f ditto
-
.17
33
Ditto - ’ 2 ditto
-
- 15
4-
Daiitzick ditto - 4 ditto.
-
174
14
Ditto - -- 3- ditto, -■ - -
42
13,
Elm ditto ■ -* 4 ditto
4
39
Ditto ^ " 3. ditto, ■ - -
-
2
0
N.B., Fifty cubic feet of timber make one load.
To this ship naturally succeeds the Blenheim, of 90
guns;
the building of
which, though not actually commenced till the year
1756,
was, in
all the
different principles of construction, agreed to in 1748 ;
a circumstance
which
naturally includes it in the same class with its predecessor.
BLENHEIM\
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