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Object connections:
| Collection | Admiralty Collection, Ship Plans |
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| User collections | Franklin's ships 'Erebus' and 'Terror' by NMMpolar |
| Gallery location | Viewing - BF (Floor plans) |
| Vessels | Terror (1813), Erebus (1826) |
Object details:
| Object ID | ZAZ5678 |
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| Description | Scale: 1:24. Plan showing a half section of the midship section illustrating the additional wooden sheathing and fittings for Terror (1813) and Erebus (1826), both Bomb Vessels converted for polar exploration. The plan relates to the two ships as converted for the Antarctic Expedition under Captain James Clark Ross in 1839. Signed by Francis J. Laire [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 1844-1858]. |
| Date made | September 1839 |
| Place made | Chatham Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Materials | paper; red ink; blue colourwash |
| Measurements | Sheet: 516 mm x 347 mm |
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