Construction of Shipboard Gun Deck
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Construction of Shipboard Gun Deck
Description
Letter, describes construction of gundeck.
short description
Ltr, des construction of gundeck.
year created
1798
month created
01
day created
12
author
in collection
in image
note
Missing pages.
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
notable item/thing
trucks
guns
iron buttons
carriage
oars
rutter
plank
notable phrase
stanchions to be fitted for the oarsmen to pu their feet against
skids for the guns nine inches square to work on a center at the fore end
cotter of four inches diameter and four inches long the middle to support them
inch groove should be made in the middle of the skids one inch deep
large enough to admit the wooden trunnion of the carriage
receive a bolt underneath the ring
axles of the trucks
let the guns swivel on the skids in case there should be a necessity of firing over the waist of the galley
fixed iron buttons on the inside of the carriage that will turn down on the inside of the skids so as to keep the carriage steady on the recoil of the gun
lifted when the gun is to be thrown across the skids
quarter deck
topside
howitz stock to be fitted two on each quarter and two over the stern
oars occassionally to be placed on the quarter deck and fore castle
all round looms
rowport one to be cut in the stern in case of accident with the rutter
plank and boards are not seasoned
scuppers
gundeck
cockpit
document number
1798011215001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BBP03 (3 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |