Size of studding sail boom irons

[Mark P]

Hello Everyone;

 

Just came across this interesting little illustration whilst searching through a bunch of draughts downloaded from Wikimedia Commons. 

 

This shows the main topsail yard-arm of Endymion, a 44-gun ship launched in 1797. This gives an idea of how big the yard-arm and studding sail boom irons actually were.

 

all the best,

 

Mark P

 

 

[druxey]

This has a ZAZ number in the corner, so is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection. I don't know whether there are copyright concerns involved here. However, it is a nice illustration.

[Mark P]

Good Afternoon Druxey;

 

Thank you for pointing this out, but I checked this first, and the Wikimedia Commons licensing statement says that no permission is required for use for any purpose, as this image has been in the public domain. Although the original text of the title of the drawing could be considered copyright.

 

All the best,

 

Mark