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28ft Gunboat (1804) Long Caption: Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a 28ft Gunboat to be built by Contract. A copy was sent to Mr Courthorp at Rotherhithe to build one gunboat. Attached is a letter, dated 18 June 1804, relating to a request for a gunboat of Captain Brenton's design to be given to Melpomene (captured 1794) in place of a launch. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: ZAZ5277 Artist: unknown Date: circa June/July 1804 Medium: technical drawing Size: 269 mm x 480 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.