Hussar (1784), Rose (1783), Dido (1784), Thisbe (1783), Alligator (1787), Circe (1783), Lapwing (1785), Mercury (1779), Pegasus (1779), Pomona (1778)

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Hussar (1784), Rose (1783), Dido (1784), Thisbe (1783), Alligator (1787), Circe (1783), Lapwing (1785), Mercury (1779), Pegasus (1779), Pomona (1778) Long Caption: Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half breadth for Pomona (1778), then Pegasus (1779), then Mercury (1779), and wih pencil alterations for Hussar (1784), Rose (1783), Dido (1784), Thisbe (1783), Alligator (1787), Circe (1783), Lapwing (1785), ,, all 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates. Signed J.Williams (Surveyor of the Navy) The top ship is not 'Laurel' as listed in the annotation on the right, as this plan predates her ordering by over one year. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: ZAZ3382 Artist: unknown Date: 1776 Medium: technical drawing Size: 509 mm x 1364 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.