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!
'Culloden' (1776). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth, proposed (and approved) for 'Culloden' (1776), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by Thomas Slad
9 March 1770
National Maritime Museum
'Thunderer' (1783); 'Terrible' (1785); 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Theseus' (1786); 'Ramillies' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786), 'Resolution' (1770); 'Majestic
April 1770
National Maritime Museum
. deck, quarter & forecastle
NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 397 states that 'Seahorse' was surveyed afloat at Deptford Dockyard in January 1770 and was found to need between Small and Middling Repairs. She was docked at Deptford Docky
1770
National Maritime Museum
. sheer & profile
NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 397 states that 'Seahorse' was surveyed afloat at Deptford Dockyard in January 1770 and was found to need between Small and Middling Repairs. She was docked at Deptford Dockyard on 29 A
1770
National Maritime Museum
. Upper deck plan
NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 397 states that 'Seahorse' was surveyed afloat at Deptford Dockyard in January 1770 and was found to need between Small and Middling Repairs. She was docked at Deptford Dockyard on 29 April
1770
National Maritime Museum
Dolphin (1751). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the Awning (poop deck), quater deck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and fore and aft platforms for Dolphin (1751), a 1745 Establishment 24-gun ship, repairing and fitted at Deptford Dockyard for Captain Byron a
19th February 1770
National Maritime Museum
Guadalupe (1763). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the quater deck, forecastle, upper deck and lower deck for deck Guadalupe (1763), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate, as fitted at -?-
Annotation: "NB: Bulkheads & c drawn in Green are as was first ordered.&qu
Circa February to April 1770
National Maritime Museum
Lively (1756). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and after platform for Lively (1756), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop, as fitted at Sheerness after a large repair between April 1768 and June 1769.
Signed by Edward
22 June 1769
National Maritime Museum
Rainbow (1747). Scale: 1: 48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, inboard profile (no waterlines), and longitudinal half-breadth for Rainbow (1747), a 1745 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, as taken off at Woolwich Dockyard on
Circa August 1770
National Maritime Museum
Rainbow (1747). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the roundhouse, quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, and orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Rainbow (1747), a 1745 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, as taken off at Woolwich Do
Circa August 1770
National Maritime Museum
Ruby (1776); Nonsuch (1774); Vigilant (1774); Eagle (1774); America (1777). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Ruby (1776) and Nonsuch (1774), and later for Vigilant (1774), Eagle (1774), and America (
9 March 1770
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1769). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing an half-breadth deck plan of the roundhouse, and full plans for the quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Salisbury (1769), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, tw
June 1770
National Maritime Museum
Tartar (1757). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the forecastle, fore part of the upper deck and the fore part of the lower deck for fitting Tartar (1757), a 28-gun, fifth Rate Frigate as taken off at Deptford Dockyard on 15th April 1763. Annotation: top left:&quo
c. February 1770
National Maritime Museum
Tartar (1757). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the incomplete sheer lines with scroll figureheads and no water lines, also incomplete longitudinal half breadth for fitting Tartar (1757), a 28-gun, fifth Rate Frigate as taken off at Deptford Dockyard on 15th Apri
c. February 1770
National Maritime Museum
Wasp (1749). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the upper deck and forecastle, quarterdeck, and fore & aft platforms for Wasp (1749), an 8-gun Sloop, as refitted at Portsmouth Dockyard.
NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 542 states that 'Wasp' was
Circa April 1770
National Maritime Museum
56ft Waterboat (circa 1770). Scale: 1:32. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck details proposed for a single-masted fifty-six foot waterboat for Sheerness Dockyard.
Signed by Edward Hun
18 April 1770
National Maritime Museum
Seaford (1754). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck and lower deck for Seaford (1754), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, as fitted at Plymouth Dockyard.
14 June 1770
National Maritime Museum