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!
'Boyne' (1790); 'Prince of Wales' (1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Boyne' (1790), and later for 'Prince of Wales' (1794), both 98-gun Second Rate, thre
18 January 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Caesar' (1793). Scale 1:48. Plan showing framing profile (disposition) for 'Caesar' (1793), an 80-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
18 December 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Caesar' (1793). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Caesar' (1793), an 80-gun, Third Rate, two decker.
Signed Edward Hunt [Suveyor of the Navy 1778 - 1784].
27 November 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Latona' (1781). Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Latona (1781). CHECK DATE OF PLAN
From Tyne & Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA.
1783
National Maritime Museum
'Nassau' (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard for 'Nassau' (1785) a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Bristol by Mr Hilhouse.
Initialled by Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784]
28 April 1783
National Maritime Museum
'San Miguel' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'San Miguel' (1782), a captured Spanish Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard pri
24 September 1783
National Maritime Museum
'San Miguel' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for 'San Miguel' (1782), a captured Spanish Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to fitting as a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by George
24 September 1783
National Maritime Museum
'San Miguel' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with the after platorm for 'San Miguel' (1782), a captured Spanish Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to fitting as a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Sign
24 September 1783
National Maritime Museum
'San Miguel' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for 'San Miguel' (1782), a captured Spanish Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to fitting as a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by G
24 September 1783
National Maritime Museum
'San Miguel' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the roundhouse for 'San Miguel' (1782), a captured Spanish Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to fitting as a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
24 September 1783
National Maritime Museum
'San Miguel' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for 'San Miguel' (1782), a captured Spanish Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to fitting as a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by George White [Mas
24 September 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Tremendous' (1784). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Tremendous' (1784), a 74-gun Third Rate two-decker, building at Deptford by Mr William Barnard. The plan shows her after her lengthening to 170ft during building.
18 November 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786); 'Theseus' (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the fore and aft plaforms for 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal'
6 January 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786); 'Theseus' (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun (lower) deck for 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (178
6 January 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786); 'Theseus' (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786
6 January 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786); 'Theseus' (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle, with pencil alterations, for 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious
6 January 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786); 'Theseus' (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786);
6 January 1783
National Maritime Museum
Dover (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for building Dover (1786), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, building at Bursledon by Mr Parsons.
Initialled by Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784].
27 June 1783
National Maritime Museum
Gladiator (1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Gladiator (1783), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, as built at Bucklers Hard by Mr Adams. Note that sh
Circa January- early February 1783
National Maritime Museum
Magicienne (1781), French Magicienne (1777). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard decoration and name in a cartouche, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Magicienne (1781), a captured French
Circa November 1783
National Maritime Museum
Majestic (1785); Orion (1787); Captain (1787). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for building Majestic (1785), Orion (1787), and Captain (1787), all 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Copies of this with the plans were sent to the respective Merch
Circa July 1783
National Maritime Museum
Powerful (1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Powerful (a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as built at Blackwall by Perry & Co. The foremast was later
Circa August 1783
National Maritime Museum
Squirrel (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for building the Squirrel (1785), a 24-gun, Sixth Rate ship at Liverpool by Mr John Barton. Annotation in top right: "A Copy was sent to Mr Barton of Liverpool 2oth January
circa. January 1783
National Maritime Museum
Squirrel (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck plan for building the Squirrel (1785), a 24-gun, Sixth Rate ship at Liverpool by Mr John Barton.
circa. January -August 1783
National Maritime Museum
Squirrel (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for building the Squirrel (1785), a 24-gun, Sixth Rate ship at Liverpool by Mr John Barton.
circa. January-August 1783
National Maritime Museum
Squirrel (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck plan for building the Squirrel (1785), a 24-gun, Sixth Rate ship at Liverpool by Mr John Barton.
circa. January-August 1783
National Maritime Museum
Unidentifed 69ft brigantine-rigged yacht (circa 1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unnamed brigantine-rigged yacht for "Squire Shuttleworth" [Robert Shuttleworth], which had been lau
January 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Nassau' (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for 'Nassau' (1785) a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Bristol by Mr Hilhouse.
Initialled by Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784].
28 April 1783
National Maritime Museum
Capstan for 74-gun Third Rate, two-dec ker warships.. Scale: 1:16. Plan showing the sections, plans and elevations for a large capstan for 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker warships.
29 May 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Edgar' (1779). Scale: Graduated Bar Scale. A plan showing the layout of the iron ballast, and a plan illustrating the layout of the 'ground tier' of barrels, butts, hogsheads and half-hogsheads for 'Edgar' (1779), a 74-gun T
July 1783
National Maritime Museum
Squirrel (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the sternboard and counter with some framings as proposed, and approved, for building the Squirrel (1785), a 24-gun, Sixth Rate ship at Liverpool by Mr John Barton.
13th August 1783
National Maritime Museum
Squirrel (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the Inboard profile plan for building the Squirrel (1785), a 24-gun, Sixth Rate ship at Liverpool by Mr John Barton.
Annotation in top right: "A Copy was sent to Mr Barton 14th August 1783 for building the
14th August 1783
National Maritime Museum
Magicienne (1781) [ex French Magicienne (1777)]. Scale 1:48. A plan showing the quarter deck and forecastle for Magicienne (1781), a captured French Frigate as taken off prior to fitting as a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate at Chatham Dockyard.
NMM, Progress
November 1783
National Maritime Museum
'Tremendous' (1784). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Tremendous' (1784), a 74-gun Third Rate two-decker, building at Deptford by Mr William Barnard. The plan shows her after her lengthening to 170ft during building.
14 November 1783
National Maritime Museum