Chess trees

[AllanKP69]

I am researching a 44 gun British frigate of 1744 and the contemporary plan does not show chess trees on the hull. It does show two fenders, but no chess tree. I looked at several more plans of fifth rates prior to the 1745 Establishment and none of the ones I saw show chess trees. Those that I saw from 1745 and beyond do show them. My conclusion would be that they came into use with the 1745 Establishment, but, the 1719 Establishment gives scantlings for chess trees for ships of 70 guns and smaller. Does anyone have information based on contemporary sources regarding when chess trees would have been installed on British naval vessels?
TIA
Allan

 

[DAWarden-(Jaager)]

I checked my plans list for 44 gun and found this for a 1741 Establishments Fifth rate Pearl j5475 ZAZ2278



I think I see something that could be a ches-tree - had to look it up in Falconer I just thought of it as being a fixed sheave block.

Pearl has two full gun decks plus possible guns on the Q-deck and F-deck. I am imagining that these things sailed like a slug - being short and fat with too much hull for wind to hit for its length. I like to think of a frigate as being long, low, and sleek. A ship with one full gun deck and additional guns on the Q-deck and F-deck. Blame
FIRST FRIGATES ,THE GARDINER,ROBERT CONWAY MARITIME PRESS LONDON 1992

HEAVY FRIGATE ,THE VOL.1 GARDINER,ROBERT CONWAY MARITIME PRESS LONDON 1994
I am still waiting for vol. 2