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William Adams  (1564–1620)  wikidata:Q313866 s:en:Portal:William Adams
 
William Adams
Alternative names
Anjin-sama; Anjin Miura; William Adams (1564-1620); Wiliam Adams (1564-1620); Wiliam Adams; Will Adams
Description British explorer, sailor and navigator
Date of birth/death 24 September 1564 Edit this at Wikidata 16 May 1620 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Gillingham Hirado
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creator QS:P170,Q313866
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English: Proposal for freeing boat skids, booms &c in case of shipwreck

No scale. Plan showing a plan view, and section for a proposed method of freeing the boat skids, booms, &c from the ship in certain cases of shipwreck or foundering, where the skids booms and casks are attached and used as liferafts for the ships company.

Attached to the plan is a letter of explanation by William Adams.

skids, boat
Date December 1801
date QS:P571,+1801-12-00T00:00:00Z/10
Dimensions Sheet: 386 mm x 459 mm
Notes Psa tape. Document.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/86679
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Admiralty Curator Number: 6951
id number: ZAZ6888
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Ship Plans

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current00:48, 9 October 2017Thumbnail for version as of 00:48, 9 October 20177,334 × 6,200 (23.42 MB) (talk | contribs)Royal Museums Greenwich Ship Plans (1801), http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/86679 #2013-1