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!
'Bedford' (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration [part of plan missing], sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Bedford' (1775), as built at Woolwich Dock
Circa October to November 1775
National Maritime Museum
Argo (1758). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the upper deck and lower deck for Argo (1758) ), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate, as fitted at Portsmouth in March 1775.
1775
National Maritime Museum
Coventry (1757). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the quater deck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and fore and aft platforms for Coventry (1757) , a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate as taken off at Chatham Dockyard in 1775. Signed Israel Pownoll (Master Shipwrig
circa. March 1775
National Maritime Museum
Diadem (1782); Magnanime (1780); Sampson (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Magnanime (1780), and in 1776 approved for Sampson (1781), and in 1778 for Diadem (1782), all
6 November 1775
National Maritime Museum
Leopard (1790); Hannibal (1779). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the bod plan, sheer lines, and longirudinal half-breadth proposed for Leopard (1790), and later in May 1776 proposed for Hannibal (1779), both 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
Note that the plan
4 November 1775
National Maritime Museum
Medusa (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Medusa (1785), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
4 August 1775
National Maritime Museum
Orpheus (1774). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the quaterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, and lower deck for Orpheus (1774), a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off at Plymouth Dockyard in September 1775.
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 250, states that
c. September 1775
National Maritime Museum
Royal Sovereign (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Royal Sovereign (1786), a 100-gun First Rate, three-decker. The plan also illustrates the alterations to the mast positions during her refit at Plymouth Dockyard between June and Ju
circa May 1775
National Maritime Museum
Shannon (1796), Maidstone (1796). Scale 1:48. Plann showing the body plan, sheer lines with scroll figurehead and longitudinal half breadth proposed and approved for Shannon (1796), Maidstone (1796), both 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigats to be built of fir at D
2 February 1795
National Maritime Museum
Siren/Syren (1773). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the quarter deck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and fore and aft platforms for Siren/Syren (1773), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate as taken off at Chatham Dockyard in 1775.
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, f
1775
National Maritime Museum
Sphinx (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration and her name on the counter, the sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and the longitudinal half-breadth for Sphinx (1775), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, as built at Port
Circa October-November 1775
National Maritime Museum
Sphinx (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the fore & after platform with some fittings for Sphinx (1775), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, possibly as built.
Circa 1775
National Maritime Museum
Sphinx (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with some fittings for Sphinx (1775), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, possibly as built.
Circa 1775
National Maritime Museum
Sphinx (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Sphinx (1775), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, possibly as built.
Circa 1775
National Maritime Museum
Sphinx (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck with some fittings for Sphinx (1775), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, possibly as built.
Circa 1775
National Maritime Museum
Unicorn (1776); Perseus (1776). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Unicorn (1776) and Perseus (1776), both 20-gun Sixth Rates building at Rotherhithe by John Randall & Co.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784]
8 December 1775
National Maritime Museum
Berwick (1775); Bombay Castle 1782); Powerful (1783); Defiance (1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard decoration and name on the counter, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Berwick (1
1775
National Maritime Museum
Adventure (1771). No proper scale (possibly 1:96). Plan showing the upper deck, lower deck, hold and platforms for Adventure (1771), a 10-gun Ship-rigged Exploration Vessel, as she entered the double dock at Deptford to be fitted as a Storeship for Halif
8 March 1775
National Maritime Museum
30ft Flat-bottomed Boat (1775). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, midship section, inboard profile and deck plan for a 16-oared, 30ft flat-bottomed Boat, to carry 40 Soldiers and 16 Sailors. Copies were sent out in 1799 and 1800.
Signed by John
26 July 1775
National Maritime Museum
Atalanta (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board with decoration detail, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Atalanta (1775), a 14 (later 16) gun Ship Sloop as built at Sheerness Dockyard
1 September 1775
National Maritime Museum
Atalanta (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck, and fore & aft platforms for Atalanta (1775), a 14 (later 16) gun Ship Sloop as built at Sheerness Dockyard.
Signed by George White [Master Shipwright, Sheerness Dockyard, 1773-1778]
1 September 1775
National Maritime Museum
Atalanta (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, and upper deck for Atalanta (1775), a 14 (later 16) gun Ship Sloop as built at Sheerness Dockyard.
Signed by George White [Master Shipwright, Sheerness Dockyard, 1773-1778]
1 September 1775
National Maritime Museum
Deal Castle (1756). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and fore & aft platforms for Deal Castle (1756), a 20-gun Sixth Rate. The plan illustrates her as taken off at Sheerness in August 1775 showing the Sta
14 September 1775
National Maritime Museum
Diadem (1782); Magnanime (1780); Sampson (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Magnanime (1780), and in 1776 approved for Sampson (1781), and in 1778 for Diadem (1782), all
10 October 1775
National Maritime Museum
31ft Flat-bottomed Boat (1775). Scale: 1:24. Plans showing the body plan, midship section, inboard profile, and deck plan for a 16-oared, 31ft flat-bottomed Boat for carrying 40 Soldiers and 16 Sailors. The plan also has an annotated list of the builder
18 October 1775
National Maritime Museum
Milford (1759). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, and fore & aft platforms for Milford (1759), a 28-gun Sixth Rate Frigate, as taken off at Chatham in November 1775 when fitting for foreign service.
Initi
November 1775
National Maritime Museum
Perseus (1776); Unicorn (1776). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Perseus (1776) and Unicorn (1776), both 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloops at Rotherhithe by Messrs Randall.
Signed by John WIlliams [
17 November 1775
National Maritime Museum
Bristol (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board decoration detail with the name on the counter, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Bristol (1775), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, as bu
1 December 1775
National Maritime Museum
Bristol (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Bristol (1775), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, as built at Sheerness Dockyard.
Signed by George White [Master Shipwright, Sheerness Dockyard, 1773-1778].
1 December 1775
National Maritime Museum