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!
'Resolution' (1758). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, inboard profile (no waterlines), and basic longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Resolution' (1758), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of
3 December 1755
National Maritime Museum
'Shrewsbury' (1758). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with some stern board frames, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead outline, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Shrewsbury' (1758), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
31 October 1755
National Maritime Museum
Aldborough (1756); Flamborough (1756); Lively (1756); Scarborough (1756); Kennington (1756); Mercury (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines iwht inboard detail and longitudinal half-breadth for building Aldborough (1756), Flamboroug
Circa May 1755
National Maritime Museum
Alderney (1757). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the upper deck and lower deck with fore & aft platforms for Alderney (1757), a 10-gun three-masted sloop. The plan illustrates her as completed with three masts. The original design had been as a two-masted
Circa 1757
National Maritime Museum
Biddeford (1756) [alternative spelling: Bideford]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the fore & aft platforms, a section at the foremost bulkhead of the magazine, and a section at the bulkhead of the breadroom to be fitted to the Biddeford (1756), a 20-gun S
Circa September 1755
National Maritime Museum
Deal Castle (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for fitting the Deal Castle (1756), a 20-gun Sixth Rate building at Deptford Dockyard.
Circa September 1755
National Maritime Museum
Deal Castle (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck, lower deck and fore & aft platforms for fitting the Deal Castle (1756), a 20-gun Sixth Rate building at Deptford Dockyard.
Circa September 1755
National Maritime Museum
Lowestoff (1756), Tartar (1756). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the after platform plans for building Lowestoff (1756) and Tartar (1756), both 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates. Annotation in top right: "A Copy of this Plan was given to Mr Graves Mr Randell.&quo
1755
National Maritime Museum
Lowestoff (1756), Tartar (1756). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck plan for building Lowestoff (1756), Tartar (1756), both 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates. Annotation in top right: "A Copy of this Plan was given to Mr Graves Mr Randell." on fr
1755
National Maritime Museum
Stork (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Stork (1756), for building a 10/12-gun two-masted ship sloop at Shoreham by Mr Stow. She was
Circa November 1755
National Maritime Museum
Aldborough (1756); Flamborough (1756); Lively (1756); Scarborough (1756); Kennington (1756); Mercury (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the after platform for Aldborough (1756), Flamborough (1756), Lively (1756), Scarborough (1756), Kennington (1756) and
14 May 1755
National Maritime Museum
Aldborough (1756); Flamborough (1756); Lively (1756); Scarborough (1756); Kennington (1756); Mercury (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with fore & aft platforms for Aldborough (1756), Flamborough (1756), Lively (1756), Scarborough (175
14 May 1755
National Maritime Museum
Aldborough (1756); Flamborough (1756); Lively (1756); Scarborough (1756); Kennington (1756); Mercury (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Aldborough (1756), Flamborough (1756), Lively (1756), Scarborough (1756), Kennington
14 May 1755
National Maritime Museum
Aldborough (1756); Flamborough (1756); Lively (1756); Scarborough (1756); Kennington (1756); Mercury (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Aldborough (1756), Flamborough (1756), Lively (1756), Scarborough (1756), Kennington (1756) and Merc
14 May 1755
National Maritime Museum
Lowestoff (1756), Tartar (1756). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and longitudinal half breadth for building Lowestoff (1756) and Tartar (1756), both 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates. Note the French influence on the desi
13 June 1755
National Maritime Museum
Lowestoff (1756), Tartar (1756). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quater deck and forecastle for building Lowestoff (1756), Tartar (1756), both 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates. Annotation in top right: "A Copy of this plan was given to } Mr.Graves Mr.Randell
13th June 1755
National Maritime Museum
Lowestoff (1756), Tartar (1756). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck plan for building Lowestoff (1756) and Tartar (1756), both 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigates. Annotation top right: "A Copy of this Plan was given to Mr Graves Mr Randell."
13th June 1755
National Maritime Museum
Spy (1756); Bonetta (1756); Merlin (1756). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth of Spy (1756), Bonetta (1756), and Merlin (1756), all 10-gun early two-masted, snow-rigged Sloops.
Dated: 9 July 1755
National Maritime Museum