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John Williams (Surveyor of the Navy)

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51: 43: 330:. Board of Admiralty, Controller of the Navy, Board of Admiralty, Directorate of Naval Construction, Board of Admiralty, Ship Department, Naval Construction Division, Board of Admiralty, Steam Department, Board of Admiralty, Surveyor of the Navy, Navy Board, Comptroller of the Navy. 1620–1979. 50: 84:. This role was based in the Admiralty and involved the master planning of the British fleet and strategic planning of harbour improvements. 92: 371: 119: 341: 161: 42: 184: 88: 129: 202: 149: 277: 155: 107: 59: 196: 113: 70: 253: 301: 223: 366: 361: 139: 77: 31: 217: 208: 169: 335: 190: 174: 66: 17: 229: 178: 165: 143: 325: 355: 81: 235: 247: 241: 30:(1700–c.1784) was a British shipbuilder and designer who rose to be 133: 123: 212: 58:
He was born in 1700 the grandson of a John Williams who designed
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not launched until 1786 and Collingwood's flagship at the
91:. He left in December 1784 his position being filled by 34:, the highest position in British naval architecture. 238:(1781) 20-gun ship (redesign of the "Unicorn Prize") 116:(1766) 14-gun sloops of which at least 25 were built 327:Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors 87:In April 1778, he was joined at the Admiralty by 302:"British Fifth Rate frigate 'Winchelsea' (1764)" 8: 244:(1782) 18-gun sloop (redesign of HMS Ceres?) 158:(1773) a series of ten 20-gun post ships 49: 41: 266: 220:(1778) a series of four 36-gun frigates 333: 256:(1783) 32-gun frigate launched in 1787 232:(1779) 38-gun frigate launched in 1781 69:. His only named ship construction is 65:In 1762 he was a Master Shipwright in 7: 272: 270: 193:(1776) 50-gun ship launched in 1778. 25: 205:(1776) a series of 10-gun cutters 199:(1776) a series of 14-gun cutters 152:(1772) a series of 50-gun ships 54:A Flora-class frigate at battle 18:John Williams (naval architect) 226:(1779) 50-gun ship of the line 76:In June 1765 he was appointed 1: 187:(1776) ten 24-gun post ships 278:"John Williams (1700-1786)" 132:(1771) twenty-seven 28-gun 122:(1770) thirty-three 32-gun 388: 185:Porcupine-class post ship 130:Enterprise-class frigate 340:: CS1 maint: others ( 203:Sprightly-class cutter 156:Sphinx-class post ship 55: 47: 372:Surveyors of the Navy 150:Experiment-class ship 114:Swan-class ship-sloop 71:HMS Winchelsea (1764) 53: 45: 250:(1782) 14-gun cutter 120:Amazon-class frigate 80:, working alongside 78:Surveyor to the Navy 32:Surveyor of the Navy 218:Flora-class frigate 209:HMS Childers (1778) 170:Battle of Trafalgar 162:HMS Royal Sovereign 110:(1766) 50-gun ships 108:Portland-class ship 46:HMS Royal Sovereign 197:Alert-class cutter 136:launched from 1773 126:launched from 1773 67:Sheerness Dockyard 56: 48: 28:Sir John Williams 16:(Redirected from 379: 346: 345: 339: 331: 322: 316: 315: 313: 312: 298: 292: 291: 289: 288: 274: 181:launched in 1779 179:ship of the line 166:ship of the line 146:launched in 1774 144:ship of the line 21: 387: 386: 382: 381: 380: 378: 377: 376: 352: 351: 350: 349: 332: 324: 323: 319: 310: 308: 300: 299: 295: 286: 284: 276: 275: 268: 263: 164:(1774) 100-gun 104: 98: 40: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 385: 383: 375: 374: 369: 364: 354: 353: 348: 347: 317: 306:threedecks.org 293: 282:threedecks.org 265: 264: 262: 259: 258: 257: 251: 245: 239: 233: 227: 221: 215: 206: 200: 194: 188: 182: 177:(1775) 74-gun 172: 159: 153: 147: 142:(1771) 74-gun 137: 127: 117: 111: 103: 102:Ships designed 100: 39: 36: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 384: 373: 370: 368: 365: 363: 360: 359: 357: 343: 337: 329: 328: 321: 318: 307: 303: 297: 294: 283: 279: 273: 271: 267: 260: 255: 252: 249: 246: 243: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 225: 222: 219: 216: 214: 210: 207: 204: 201: 198: 195: 192: 189: 186: 183: 180: 176: 173: 171: 167: 163: 160: 157: 154: 151: 148: 145: 141: 140:HMS Vengeance 138: 135: 131: 128: 125: 121: 118: 115: 112: 109: 106: 105: 101: 99: 96: 94: 90: 85: 83: 79: 74: 72: 68: 63: 61: 52: 44: 37: 35: 33: 29: 19: 326: 320: 309:. Retrieved 305: 296: 285:. Retrieved 281: 224:L'Experiment 97: 93:John Henslow 86: 82:Thomas Slade 75: 64: 60:HMS Crescent 57: 27: 26: 367:1784 deaths 362:1700 births 236:HMS Unicorn 191:HMS Jupiter 175:HMS Montagu 89:Edward Hunt 356:Categories 311:2022-10-25 287:2022-10-25 261:References 254:HMS Blonde 230:HMS Latona 62:in 1642. 336:cite book 248:HMS Pigmy 242:HMS Raven 211:a 10-gun 134:frigates 124:frigates 213:sloop 342:link 38:Life 358:: 338:}} 334:{{ 304:. 280:. 269:^ 95:. 73:. 344:) 314:. 290:. 20:)

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John Williams (naval architect)
Surveyor of the Navy


HMS Crescent
Sheerness Dockyard
HMS Winchelsea (1764)
Surveyor to the Navy
Thomas Slade
Edward Hunt
John Henslow
Portland-class ship
Swan-class ship-sloop
Amazon-class frigate
frigates
Enterprise-class frigate
frigates
HMS Vengeance
ship of the line
Experiment-class ship
Sphinx-class post ship
HMS Royal Sovereign
ship of the line
Battle of Trafalgar
HMS Montagu
ship of the line
Porcupine-class post ship
HMS Jupiter
Alert-class cutter
Sprightly-class cutter

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