| Ref No | DM1306/11/1/1/folio 207-217 |
| Title | Letter from Captain C. Claxton to Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
| Description | Written from The Priory, Battersea. The letter answers Brunel's request for Claxton's opinion about the masts and rigging of the Great Eastern Steam Ship. The letter describes sea conditions on the Southern and Atlantic oceans, the various wind and wave conditions to be met along the route that the ship would travel and how this affects different sized ships with different conformations of rigging. The letter describes the best diameters of rope and offers suggestions as to how the masts and rigging might be safely put up and how best to arrange them. |
| Date | 13 May 1854 |
| Format | Manuscript volume |
| Extent | 11 pages |
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| Access Conditions | This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access. |