Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
AD013 |
Title |
HMS America ship plans, undated |
Scope & Content |
Photocopy of the ship plans for the 44-gun HMS America, built in 1749 by Nathaniel Meserve in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for the British Royal Navy. The ship launched May 4, 1749. Renamed the Boston on April 13, 1756. Sold out of service on September 13, 1757. Half-breadth plan of the model of the America owned by the Portsmouth Athenaeum. Undated. |
Collection |
Architectural Drawings Collection |
Object Name |
Drawing, Architectural |
Date |
undated |
Extent of Description |
1 folder |
People |
Meserve, Nathaniel, 1704-1758 |
Search Terms |
America (Ship Model) America (HMS, Portsmouth, 1749) |
Subjects |
Ship construction Ship equipment & rigging Ships Plans Sailing ships |