From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Hand-drawn plans by William R. Scott at Wilmington, North Carolina, sketching out plans for a steam-powered battering ram. Scott proposed his ram designs for use by the Confederate Navy. The plans consist of three drawings depicting end, top, and side views of the boilers and ship's body. (This document is the enclosed plans mentioned in mdah_409-397-03. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-03, and mdah_409-397-04).

Scott, William R.

July 25, 1862

Confederate States of America. Navy

Mississippi. Governor

Naval architecture--Designs and plans

Naval drafting

Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Shipbuilding

Steam-turbines, Marine

Warships

Item housed at Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Pettus Series 409

Pettus Series 409: Box 397

Digital reproduction of a 18.5" x 21.5" 1-page document.

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