[Truck Corps Copy] No. 41 War department July 17. 1794. In answer to yours of the 18^th requesting the dimensions of the Masts and Spars for the 44 pound 36 gun frigates, I have the honor to observe that on the 2d of last month I transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury an estimate of the Masts and Spars for a 44 gun Frigate, a copy of which is here enclosed, and there remarked that those for 36 guns would be but very little inferior to those of 44 guns. And I now repeat the same observation, that the same size will nearly answer for both, but I will have prepared exclusively those for 36 guns, as this it would not be necessary to return a Contract for that purpose. — Sam^l. [Truck Corps Copy] Sir. Thursday July 18 1794. Agreable to your request of the this instant I now enclose you a Schedule of the dimensions of the Masts, yards and Spars for the 36 gun Frigates. — Sam^l. Dimensions of the masts, yards & Spars of the Frigates of 36 guns. | | Feet | Inches | Feet | Inches | |---|---|---|---|---| | Main mast — the whole length | 93 | 4 | hea | 12¾ | diameter | 31¾ | | Fore mast ditto | 86 | 2 | — | 12½ | — | 28¾ | | Mizen mast do | 86 | 2 | — | 9½ | — | 21½ | | Main yard do | 80 | — | drive | 4½ | — | — | | Fore yard do | 76 | — | — | 4½ | — | 18 | | Cross Jack yard do | 9[undecipherable] | — | — | 3¾ | — | 12 | | Fore spirit do | 57 | 6. | — | — | — | 28¾ | | Jib boom do | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | 14½ | | Main top Mast | 56 | — | head | 7½ | — | 15¾ | | Fore top Mast | 53 | 2. | — | 7½ | — | [undecipherable] | | Mizen top mast | 52 | 4. | — | 10. | — | 15. | | Main top gallant Mast | 44 | 8. | 15 | — | — | 10. | | Fore top gallant Mast | 42 | 7. | — | 15 | — | 9¼ | | Mizen top sail yard | 56 | 8 | — | 4½ | — | 12 | | Main top gallant yard | 40 | 2 | — | 2. | — | 8½ | | Main royal yard ) | 30 | 2 | — | 1½ | — | 6½ | | Fore top sail yard | 53 | 10 | — | 1[undecipherable] | — | 11¼ | | Fore top gallant yard | 38 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7½ | | Fore royal yard | 28 | 8 | — | 1½ | — | 6. |