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!
'Arrogant' (1761); 'Edgar' (1779); 'Goliath' (1781); 'Vanguard' (1787). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Arrogant' (1761), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-d
Circa September 1774
National Maritime Museum
. Inboard profile plan
Date: NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 231, and volume 6, folio 494 states that 'Ambuscade' arrived at Deptford Dockyard 9 August 1809 and was taken to pieces in June 1810. There is no evidence that she was fitted for
1778
National Maritime Museum
. lines & profile
Date: NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 245, states that 'Andromache' was begun in June 1780 at Adams & Barnard on the River Thames. She was launched 17 Nvoember and sent to Deptford Dockyard for fitting. It is lik
1778
National Maritime Museum
Africa (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Africa (1781), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker at Deptford by Messrs Adams, Barnard & Co. The plan may also relate to Inflexible (1780) a
2 March 1778
National Maritime Museum
Albion (1763); Fortitude (1780); Irresistable (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Fortitude (1780) and Irresistible (1782), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers, based on Albion (1763).
Circa February/early March 1778
National Maritime Museum
Beaver's Prize (captured 1777) [alternative spelling: Beavers Prize]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some decoration detail, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Beaver&
Post March 1778
National Maritime Museum
Beaver's Prize (captured 1777) [alternative spelling: Beavers Prize]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, and lower deck for Beaver's Prize (captured 1777), a 14-gun Ship Sloop. The plan illustrates her as taken
Pre 28 March 1778
National Maritime Museum
Dictator (1783); Sceptre (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Dictator (1783), and in February 1779 for Sceptre (1781), both 64-gun, Third Rate, two-deckers. The design was similar to the
9 November 1778
National Maritime Museum
Janus (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Janus (1778), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, as built at Limehouse by Mr Batson. The plan was possibly d
Circa June 1778
National Maritime Museum
Nymph (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration, sheer lines with inboard detail and quarter gallery decoration and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Nymph (1778), a 14-gun Ship Sloop as built at Chatham Dock
May 1778
National Maritime Museum
Alexander (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the section and profile for the main yard made of two Riga timbers for Alexander (1778), a 74-gun Third Rate two-decker.
A copy was sent to the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir John Williams.
17 Otober 1778
National Maritime Museum
Disco (1778). Graduated Bar Scale. Plan showing the stern board outline with decoration detail for the Disco (1778), a Danish 44-gun Fourth Rate Frigate lent to the Danish Asiatic Company for voyages to China.
between 1778-81.
National Maritime Museum
Coureur (1778). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with stern board and decoration and name on stern counter, sheer lines with inboard detail modifications proposed in green ink, longitudinal half-breadth, and midship section showing the clinker fr
18 September 1778
National Maritime Museum
Coureur (1778). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck, and fore and aft platforms, with proposed modifications in green, for 'Coureur' (1778), a captured French lugger, as modified to an 8-gun Schooner.
Signed by John Henslow [Master Shi
18 September 1778
National Maritime Museum