Letter from the War Office providing dimensions of various European Frigates
Document 1794Dimensions of several European frigates - copied from a list in the possession of Thomas Penrose, Philadelphia.Penrose's list provided to the War Office by Robert Morris
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1 Transom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 at do . . . 50 —
10 smaller do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35. 350 at do . . . 175
2 corner counter timbers . . . . 25. 50 at do . . . 25
6 middles do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. 120 at do . . . 60
12 half . do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 96at do . . . 48
6 pieces for partners & for masts 8. 48 at do . . . 24
cubic cal. feet 15924 at 398 ¼ .53½ off . . . 7962 — Dolls Cts.
500 knees for lower & gun deck of live oak at 4 Dolls ⅌ piece . 2000. —
130 do for quarter deck & forecastle of do . . . 2½ do . . . . . 325. —
8 do for Transoms . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 do . . . . 48) —
2 fts for Standards . . . . . . . . . 5 do . . . . 10. —
8 breast hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do. 24 do . . . 192. —
50,000 locust trunnells . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 pr hund. . 1000. —
Dollars — 21,463. 65
War department
May 12. 1794
[Dimensions of several European frigates — copied from a list in the possession of Thomas [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]
Principal dimensions of several ships
| Ship's names | number guns | length on the gun deck | [undecipherable] tonnage | breadth extreme | depth in hold | burthen in tons | when & where launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | 100 | 186. 0 | 151. 05 | 51. 10 | 21. 6 | 2162 22/94 | extreme length 222. 6) |
| Ocean | 90 | 176. 1½ | 143. 2 | 49. 02 | 20. 11¾ | 1833 30/94 | april 21. 1761 Chatham dock |
| Cambridge | 80 | 166. 0 | 139. 3 | 47. 0 | 20. 0 | 1636 9/4 | Deptford |
| Valiant do | 74 | 171. 23 | 139. 0 | 49. 4 | 21. 2½ | 1799 31/94 | Aug. 1759 Chatham dock |
| Centaur | 74 | 175. 8 | 148. 05 | 47. 5 | 20. 0 | 1773 9/4 | France |
| Briton? | 74 | | | | | | Feb 19. 1760. Chatham dock |
| Panther | 60 | 154. 0 | 126. 05 | 43. 6 | 18. 11 | 1268 20/94 | June 1758 do Mr. [undecipherable] |
Type
Letterbook
Description
Dimensions of several European frigates - copied from a list in the possession of Thomas Penrose, Philadelphia.Penrose's list provided to the War Office by Robert Morris
Date
05/1794
Document number
1794059955256
Page start
27
Note
Penrose's list provided to the War Office by Robert Morris
Notable persons
Thomas Penrose
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
Robert Morris
Notable locations
France
Britain
Philadelphia

