Title
Arrangement drawings of ship 'Zephyr'
Reference
MSR/0092
Production date
1880 - 1881
Creator
- Board of AdmiraltyBiographyBiography
The Board of Admiralty was established in 1628 when Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission. Its purpose was to enable management of the day-to-day operational requirements of the Royal Navy; at that point administrative control of the navy was still the responsibility of the Navy Board, established in 1546. This system remained in place until 1832, when the Board of Admiralty became the sole authority charged with both administrative and operational control of the navy when the Navy Board was abolished.
The Board of Admiralty existed until 1964 when the office of First Lord of the Admiralty was finally abolished and the functions of the Lords Commissioners were transferred to the new Admiralty Board and the tri-service Defence Council of the United Kingdom as part of the Ministry of Defence.
Scope and Content
Scale: 1/8":1'; 1/4":1'. Comprise arrangement of watertight compartments and plans of lower deck and hold (1 sheet, 1880), plans of lower deck and hold (and sections), profile, plan of upper deck and forecastle (4 sheets, 1881).
Extent
5 sheets
Physical description
Line drawings with wash
Language
English
Archival history
Formerly numbered: D10-1922
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Conditions governing access
Open Access
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions