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Captain Peat for his progressive improvement upon the rude 
idea that first presented itself. 
f I have the honour to be, gentlemen, 
Your very obedient humble seruant, 
> A. T, Lockwoop, 
Naval Yard, Barbadoes, ae Late Master R. N. 
Feb. 18, 1811. Master-Attendant of Barbadoes Naval Yard. 
To Messrs. Thomson and Co. 
Opinions of Officers in His Majesty's Royal Navy, respecting 
Captain Prar’s Temporary Rudder. 
Captain Losack, of H. M. R.N., thinks that the simplicity of 
Captain Peat’s temporary rudder, is its great qualification, and 
never saw any thing so good under every circumstance ; that it 
can be shipped in cases where Captain Pakenham’s cannot ; that 
few merchant-ships have spare caps; that every merchant-ship 
has the materials to form Captain Peat’s rudder; that Captain 
Peat’s method is much superior to that which was adopted by 
Mr. ‘Nicholson, described in his “‘ Treatise on Practical Sea- 
manship,” and as used by him for the Grafton and Elizabeth. 
It appears to Captain Losack, that with Captain Peat’s rudder 
a ship will tack, but not with the rudder described by Mr. Ni- 
cholson ; which is a matter of great consequence. 
Captain HanweE t, of H. M. R.N., is of opinion, that Captain 
Peat’s invention can be executed by any merchant-ship, and 
readily shipped in any weather ; that Captain Pakenham’s rud- 
der cannot be so shipped; that he has no doubt cf a ship tack- 
ing with Captain Peat’s temporary rudder. He adds, that he 
agrees generally with Captain Losack in the observations made 
by him. 
Captain Jackson, of H. M. R. N., thinks Captain Peat’s tem- 
porary rudder has much superiority over every other invention 
for the purpose that he is acquainted with; that it possesses 
great simplicity, and that ships of all descriptions have the means 
of constructing it, 
That in eases of heavy sea and bad. weather, he is of opinion 
that it may be more easily applied than Captain Pakenham’s 
rudder, but he thinks Captain Pakenham’s rudder superior when 
once applied. 
That Captain Peat’s rudder appears to him more generally 
applicable to merchant-vessels and small ships of war than to 
ships of the line; that he cannot judge with precision ‘of its 
power, from not having seen it in practice, but he believes it can 
sack in all common cases. 
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