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Mr. Major's Analysis of British 

 Table I. (contitiued.) 



Nature of the Elements. 



1 St Rate 

 120 Guns. 



Weight requisite to sink the ship 1 in. when loaded 

 light . . 



Number, and calibre of guns, on lower battery 

 on middle deck . 



on upper deck .... 



on quarter deck \ 



• on forecastle. . . ] 



Number of men in time of war 



Depth of centre of gravity of displacement be- ) 

 low floatation \ 



Distance of centre of gravity from the middle ^ 

 of load water line J 



f^^f'x, where y=i half breadth, and x the ^ 

 length in feet S 



^"%~ (where D = whole displacement in | 



cubic feet) or the height of metacentre f 



above centre of gravity of displacement . . J 



Weight of guns, carronades, carriages and ) 



slides \ 



of shot, powder, and other ordnance ( 



stores, complete for foreign service S 



of rigging, blocks, hooks and thimbles. . 



of water for three months at least, or as 



3 



much more as can be conveniently stowed 

 with tanks included 



of provisions for six months, including \ 



spirits and casks s 



of wood, coals, and candles 



of cables, hawsers, and chain cables 



of boats 



of ballast (iron) 



of anchors 



of sails 



of masts and yards 



of boatswain's stores 



of carpenter's stores 



of men and effects 



of spare gear 



of galley , 



of ofBcer's and purser's stores 



Total weight of equipment 



Weight of hull 



Tons. 

 26-1 

 21-5 



pr. 



.32g""sj 



24 



24 Ion 

 12 



32carr. 

 12 



32carr, 



900 



Feet. 



9-5 



2-95 



2154827 



1307 



Tons. 

 325-6 



225-7 

 65-2 



398-1 



263-3 



161-0 

 74-7 

 14-1 



392-9 

 20-8 

 13-2 



121-0 

 48-0 

 320 

 90-0 

 130 

 11-4 

 200 



2nd Rate 



84 Guns. 



Tons. 



21-6 



1603 



2290-0 

 2420-0 



pr. 



32guns 

 68carr. 



24 

 12 



32carr. 

 12 



32carr. 

 700 

 Feet. 

 8-3 



2-9 



1686782 



13-55 



Tons. 

 221-3 



192-4 

 66-1 



307-2 



205-3 



125-2 

 60-8 

 11-3 



260-0 

 17-75 

 13-3 



103-0 

 33-0 

 24-5 

 70-1 

 11-5 

 8-7 

 15-0 



3rd Rate 

 74 Guns. 



Tons. 

 17-86 

 15-2 



2832 



2818 

 412 



1032carr 



212 



2132 carr 



600 



Feet. 



8-13 



2-5 



1281907 



11-98 



To)is. 



182-4 



154-1 

 61-8 



263-2 



175-9 



107-3 

 51-25 



9-61 

 207-29 

 15-0 



9-25 

 78-3 

 29-1 

 21-3 

 60-0 



9-2 



7-1 

 11-0 



1746-45 

 1809-00 



1453-1 

 1603-0 



Total weight of ship. ciiiiiiiment.cvc.Cas -above) 4710-0 3.555-45 3056-1 



Table II 



