Ships Pumps

[bdgiantman2]

I have a question involving the deck pumps.  Am building a model of Brig Eagle 1814, the ship has two Elm Pumps. I can't tell from the plans if the tubes (not sure this is the correct term for them) for the pumps are vertically straight or if there is a slight tilt to them away from the keel. I see many diagrams of the chain pumps which clearly have a tilt to the tubes. I have the books by Wolfram zu Mondfeld and Bernard Frolich, but I didn't see specific answers about regular elm pumps. 

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Brian D

[allanyed]

 Brian,

 A quick search turned up several contemporary drawings on the RMG Collections site of deck washing pumps in cross section views from 1807 and 1825 that should lend some help to you.

Allan

Edited May 26, 2022 by allanyed

[bdgiantman2]

Thanks,  Allan. I'll have to re-check Google images.  Last time I recall doing this, most to all of the pictures were model parts above deck only.  Maybe I did a bad search......  .

[allanyed]

I doubt a Google search will be of much, if any, help, plus will take a lot more time.   Go to the Royal Museum Greenwich Collections website as mentioned above and type in what ever you are looking for in the search box.  In this case just go to https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/search/pumps deck washing.  It will take about 5 seconds to get to the page with the contemporary drawings that are currently available, then you can open them and save them in your files and/or scale and print them as you wish. 

Allan

 

 

 

Edited May 27, 2022 by allanyed

[bdgiantman2]

Thank you again for the information, Allan.  I don't know why I mentioned Google in my last response, although I am certain that I did try them in the past. Also, this is what I get responding over my cellphone later at night than I ought to be. This web site is super helpful, and so many skilled ship builders.

[allanyed]

Brian

It might be that thin air in the mile high city as much as the hour of the day. 😁

Allan