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). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the after part of the upper deck illustrating the intended configuration of the bulkheads and the proposed alterations to their position for 'Boyne' (1790), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker,
30 September 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Caesar' (1793). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Caesar' (1793), an 80-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Plymouth Dockyard.
8 July 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Dreadnought' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing body plan, sheer lines with inboard details and pencil alterations, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Dreadnought' (1801), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker, building at Portsmouth Dock
24 June 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Dreadnought' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, altered sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Dreadnought' (1801), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker. The the main alterations include enclosing the stern, alter
24 June 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Dreadnought' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with gallery decorations, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Dreadnought' (1801), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker.
Signed by John He
6 March 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Glory' (1788). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sternboard with decoration detail, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Glory' (1788), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as built
6 December 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Mars' (1794); 'Centaur' (1797). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Mars' (1794) and 'Centaur' (1797), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. This plan su
27 September 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Mars' (1794); 'Centaur' (1797). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Mars' (1794) and 'Centaur' (1797), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker
6 March 1788
National Maritime Museum
'Royal George' (1788). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the elevation, section, and plan for the magazine on 'Royal George' (1788), a 100-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitting at Chatham Dockyard. The plan includes a key with references to
7 November 1788
National Maritime Museum
Chichester (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck plan for Chichester (1785), a 44 – gun, Fifth Rate, two – decker cnverted to a troopship, with alterations done at Woolwich Dockyard in 1788. Signed John Nelson ( Master Shipwright )
1st September 1788
National Maritime Museum
Chichester (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Chichester (1785), a 44 – gun, Fifth Rate, two – decker , converted to a troopship, with alterations done at Woolwich Dockyard in 1788. Signed J. Nel
1st September 1788
National Maritime Museum
Foudroyant (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Foudroyant (1798), an 80-gun Third Rate, two-decker. The pencil alterations to the upper works are undated.
Circa July 1788
National Maritime Museum
Hound (1790); Martin (1790); Rattlesnake (1790); Fury (1791); Serpent (1789). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and longitudinal half-breadth for Hound (1790), Martin (1790), Rattlesnake (1790), Fury (1791) and Serp
June 1788
National Maritime Museum
Hound (1790); Martin (1790); Rattlesnake (1790); Fury (1791); Serpent (1789). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Hound (1790), Martin (1790), Rattlesnake (1790), Fury (1791) and Serpent (1789), all 16-gun Ship Sloops with fore
June 1788
National Maritime Museum
Ville de Paris (1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Ville de Paris (1795), a 100-gun Third Rate, three-decker, as proposed to be built at Chatham Dockyard.
Signed by John Henslow [Surveyor of the
June 1788
National Maritime Museum
Ville de Paris (1795); Hibernia (1804). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Ville de Paris (1795), a 100-gun First Rate, three-decker. The plan was later used for Hibernia (1804), a 100-gun First Rate, t
circa July 1788
National Maritime Museum
Martin, (1790); Fury (1790); Serpent (1789); Rattlesnake (1791); Hound (1790). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board with some decoration detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Martin, (1790
January to March 1788
National Maritime Museum
Foudroyant (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Foudroyant (1798), an 80-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1784-1806].
15 May 1788
National Maritime Museum
39ft Chain Lighter (1789). Scale: 1:32. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a thirty-nine foot chain [mooring] lighter (1789).
Signed by George White [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard,
18 November 1788
National Maritime Museum
64ft Mooring Lighter (1789). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed [and approved] for a sixty-four foot mooring lighter. One was built for Portsmouth Dockyard in 1789, and a cop
18 November 1788
National Maritime Museum
64ft Mooring Lighter (1789). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing the deck plan proposed [and approved] for a sixty-four foot mooring lighter. One was built for Portsmouth Dockyard in 1789.
Signed by George White [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1779-1
18 November 1788
National Maritime Museum