A plan of the Crescent's ballast.

Captain WM Ge Lobb's ballast plan. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: PW6016

Description: A plan of the ballast of HMS 'Cresent' as stowed by the orders of Captain W. M. Ge Lobb, at Deptford on 6 May 1799. The 888-ton frigate HMS 'Crescent' was built in 1784 at Bursledon. Her heaviest gun was an 18-pounder.

Creator: WH Dillon

Date: 1799