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!
'Saint George' (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Saint George' (1785), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The bow amd
20 December 1785
National Maritime Museum
. lines. There is a document of dimensions marked ZAZ7447.1, which can be viewed via the grey toggle to the right of the WHOLE field.
1785
National Maritime Museum
Chichester (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for Chichester (1785), a 44 - gun Fifth Rate two - decker, as built at Itchenor by Mr Batson , Crookenden, Taylor & Smith.
1785
National Maritime Museum
Circe (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some detail, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for Circe (1785), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate building at Dover, and launched on 30th October 1785.
Re
c. October 1785
National Maritime Museum
Medusa (1785). 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 Medusa (1758), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, as built at Plymouth Dockyard.
September 1785
National Maritime Museum
Profile of two shackles (1785). Scale: 1:3. Plan showing two different shackles super-imposed. A copy of the shackle in the black ink was sent to Chatham Dockyard for a model to be made and sent to the Navy Office.
29 March 1785
National Maritime Museum
Royal Sovereign (1786). No scale. Plan showing the elevation of the front, back and side, and a section for the galley hearth (stove) 'supposed' to be for Royal Sovereign (1786), a 100-gun First Rate, three-decker.
1785
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 58ft Sloop (1785). Scale: 1:48? Plan showing the body plan with stern board detail, sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth, and deck plan for a 58ft single-masted sloop launched on 24 March1785 for Captain Been. The plan includes a list of the sl
Circa 1785
National Maritime Museum
Prince of Denmark's Yacht (1785) [Kronprindsens Lystfregat]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter and broadside window decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth for building a yacht for the Prince Royal of Denmark a
10 January 1785
National Maritime Museum