Title
Arrangement drawings of sloop 'Pelican'
Reference
MSR/0100
Production date
1884 - 1884
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: 1/4":1'. Plans of lower deck, poop and forecastle, upper deck, hold, all as fitted, and profile as fitted.
Extent
5 sheets
Physical description
Ink, colour wash on paper
Language
English
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Conditions governing access
Open Access
Conditions governing Reproduction
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