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Friday, 17 April 2026

British proposal for an unnamed armour clad dated 1 March 1859

3-Masted. Length 356 feet. Screw steam frigate with an armament of 36 guns. Horsepower 1,000 hp. To be cased with 4.5” plate from the plan sheer to 5 feet below the load waterline. Signed by master shipwright at the Portsmouth Dockyard 1852-1862 R.]ichard] Abethell. On the drawing is written Abethell Design for an Armour Clad 5.933 1 March “59”.

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Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPC9226.

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