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Portsmouth Dockyard Extension, 1873, 1874 (2 items).

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/7/30

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This record is a file about the Portsmouth Dockyard Extension, 1873, 1874 (2 items). dating from 1873 - 1874.

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MS 3147/7/30
Title
Portsmouth Dockyard Extension, 1873, 1874 (2 items).
Date
1873 - 1874
Description

30. Portsmouth Dockyard Extension - Main, Drainage and Sluice Engines. Nov. 1873, Jun. 1874. 2 items.
Main engine: Compound engine with 40 inch and 64 inch cylinders.
Drainage engines: Two inverted vertical engines, with 16 inch cylinders, 2 foot strokes.
Sluice engine: Inverted vertical engine, with 10 inch cylinder, 1 foot stroke.

Sectional elevation of the pump well, steam pipes etc. - partially coloured tracings. Both drawings bear letter codes.

For the Honourable the Commissioners of the Navy. H. M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

See also: Portfolios 6/6, 69a, 90, 93; 7/1a, 11.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c7b347b1-6d66-49ca-9716-3dc021038251/

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MS 3147/6

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Portsmouth Dockyard Extension, 1873, 1874 (2 items).