This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
'Grafton' (1750); 'Somerset' (1748); 'Northumberland' (1750); 'Orford' (1749); 'Swiftsure' (1750); 'Vanguard' (1748); 'Buckingham' (1751). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, she
18 November 1745
National Maritime Museum
'Grafton' (1750); 'Somerset' (1748); 'Northumberland' (1750); 'Orford' (1749); 'Swiftsure' (1750); 'Vanguard' (1748); 'Buckingham' (1751). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, she
1745
National Maritime Museum
1745 Establishment design for 90-gun Second Rate, three-deckers.. Scale 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for a 90-gun ship proposed to be built by the dimension and scantlings resolved on the 5th and 8th July,
18 November 1745
National Maritime Museum
Amazon (captured 1745); Myrmidon (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration and "Panther" in a cartouche, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and a longitudinal half-breadth for Amazon (captured 1745
Circa September 1745
National Maritime Museum
Amazon (captured 1745); Myrmidon (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration and "Panther" in a cartouche, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and a longitudinal half-breadth for Amazon (captured 1745
Circa September 1745
National Maritime Museum
Anson (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Anson (1747), a 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The ship was built by Philemon Ewer at Bursledon and launched in
30 August 1745
National Maritime Museum
Anson (1747); Greenwich (1748). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Anson (1747), a 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
Reverse: Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body p
Circa August 1745
National Maritime Museum
Anson (1747); Saint Albans (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Anson (1747) and Saint Albans (1747), both 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
1745
National Maritime Museum
Anson (1747); Saint Albans (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for building Anson (1747) and Saint Albans (1747), both 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
30 August 1745
National Maritime Museum
Anson (1747); Saint Albans (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for building Anson (1747) and Saint Albans (1747), both 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
30 August 1745
National Maritime Museum
Anson (1747); Saint Albans (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for building Anson (1747) and Saint Albans (1747), both 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
30 August 1745
National Maritime Museum
Anson (1747); Saint Albans (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for building Anson (1747) and Saint Albans (1747), both 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
30 August 1745
National Maritime Museum
Arundel (1745), Queenborough (1748), Fowey (1749), Sphinx (1748), Hind (1749), Dolphin (1751). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for the 1745 Est 24-gun ships; Arundel (1745), Queenboro
circa.1745
National Maritime Museum
Assistance (1747); Greenwich (1748); Tavistock (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Assistance (1747), Greenwich (1748) and Tavistock (1747), all 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decke
1745
National Maritime Museum
Dolphin (1751). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and longitudinal half breadth for Dolphin (1751), a 1745 Est 24-gun ship, as approved by the Flag Officers in 1745. Later amendments may relate to the refit in 1770 fo
circa.1745
National Maritime Museum
Eagle (1745). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Eagle (1745), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Alterations to the plan were made to the waterlines on the body plan and half-brea
April 1745
National Maritime Museum
Eagle (1745). Scale: 1:48. Body plan, sheer lines with inboard profile, and longitudinal half-breadth for Eagle (1745), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The alterations dated 1 May 1745 illustrated in ZAZ1681 have been incorporated into this plan.
post May 1745
National Maritime Museum
Expedition (1747); Penzance (1747); Crown (1747); Rainbow (1747); Humber (1747); Woolwich (1749). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for a new 44-gun Ship.
18 November 1745
National Maritime Museum
Mediator (1745). Scale: 1:47. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, profile with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with some deck detail, for Mediator, a purchased 10 gun single-masted Sloop.
Signed by Peirson Lock [Mas
1745
National Maritime Museum
Princess Amelia (1757). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a new 1745 Establishment of 80-gun Third Rate, three-deckers. With certain alterations dated 1751 shown on the plan, b
18 November 1745
National Maritime Museum
Proposal for 1745 Establishment 60-gun Fourth Rates.. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for building 60-gun ships for the Royal Navy. This Establishment, when approved,
18 November 1745
National Maritime Museum
Vanguard (1745). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Vanguard (1748), a 1745 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
1745
National Maritime Museum
Vanguard (1748). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Vanguard (1748), a 1745 Establishment, 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
1745
National Maritime Museum
Weazle (1745). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail (no waterlines), longitudinal half-breadth for Weazle (1745), a 16-gun two-masted Ship Sloop, possibly as launched in May 1745.
Circa May 1745
National Maritime Museum
Grampus (1746), Saltash (1746). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the amalgamated body plans, and the sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth of both the Dolphin (1732) and Otter (1742), both early two-masted Sloops. This plan was then us
Circa January 1745
National Maritime Museum
Grampus (1746). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Grampus (1746), a 14-gun early two-masted Sloop built at Hull. According to ZAZ5037 the body plan is the same as for Dolphin (173
17 January 1745
National Maritime Museum
Swallow (1745). Scale: probably 1:24? Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, and fore & aft platforms for building Swallow (1745), a 10-gun two-masted Sloop.
7 March 1745
National Maritime Museum
Newark (1747); Devonshire (1745); Lancaster (1749). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Newark (1747), Devonshire (1745), and Lancaster (1749), all 1741 Establishment 80-gun Third Rate, three-deckers. La
1 May 1745
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 161ft 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, possibly the 'Culloden' (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unnamed 161ft 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. This plan may well be the design
1 May 1745
National Maritime Museum
Vanguard (1748). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a proposed new 70-gunThird Rate, three-decker, later Vanguard (1748).
Signed by Jacob Acworth [Surveyor of the Navy, 1715-17
1 May 1745
National Maritime Museum
Assistance (1747); Greenwich (1748); Tavistock (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Assistance (1747), Greenwich (1748), and Tavistock (1747), all 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
11 September 1745
National Maritime Museum
Assistance (1747); Greenwich (1748); Tavistock (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with for & aft platforms for Assistance (1747), Greenwich (1748), and Tavistock (1747), all 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
11 September 1745
National Maritime Museum
Assistance (1747); Greenwich (1748); Tavistock (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Assistance (1747), Greenwich (1748), and Tavistock (1747), all 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
11 September 1745
National Maritime Museum
Assistance (1747); Greenwich (1748); Tavistock (1747). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Assistance (1747), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The reverse of the plan lists the builders (in faint pencil) for Greenwich (1748) and Tavistock (174
11 September 1745
National Maritime Museum