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!
'Courageux' (1800). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, stern board outline, sheer lines with alterations to the Head, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Courageux' (1800), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, to be built at Deptford
28 September 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Dreadnought' (1801); 'Neptune' (1797); 'Temeraire' (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for 'Dreadnought' (1801), 'Neptune' (1797), and 'Temeraire' (1798)
circa September 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outine, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed John Henslow [Surve
28 October 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Henslow [S
28 September 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Woolwich Dockyard.
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy] and John Hen
7 November 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Woolwich Dockyard.
Circa November 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Revenge' (1805). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with modifications dating from 1798 and 1820, and the longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Revenge' (1805), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker at Chatham Dockyard.
24 October 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Revenge' (1805). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Revenge' (1805), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker at Chatham Dockyard. Note the later alterations
26 November 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Tigre' (1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Tigre' (1795), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prio
7 January 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Tigre' (1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun (lower) deck for 'Tigre' (1795), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to being fitted as 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Circa January 1796
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'Tigre' (1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with after platform for 'Tigre' (1795), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to being fitted as 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Circa January 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Tigre' (1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for 'Tigre' (1795), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to being fitted as 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Circa January 1796
National Maritime Museum
'Tigre' (1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for 'Tigre' (1795), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior to being fitted as 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Circa January 1796
National Maritime Museum
. bulkhead
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 656, states that 'Arrow' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 28 September 1796 and was docked on 4 October. She sailed having been fitted on 25 February 1797. She was further refitted between Janua
1796
National Maritime Museum
. deck
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 656, states that 'Arrow' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 28 September 1796 and was docked on 4 October. She sailed having been fitted on 25 February 1797. She was further refitted between January a
1796
National Maritime Museum
. deck, quarter & forecastle
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 656, states that 'Arrow' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 28 September 1796 and was docked on 4 October. She sailed having been fitted on 25 February 1797. She was further
1796
National Maritime Museum
. Inboard profile plan
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 656, states that 'Arrow' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 28 September 1796 and was docked on 4 October. She sailed having been fitted on 25 February 1797. She was further refitted b
1796
National Maritime Museum
. lines & profile
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 656, states that 'Arrow' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 28 September 1796 and was docked on 4 October. She sailed having been fitted on 25 February 1797. She was further refitted be
1796
National Maritime Museum
. lines & profile
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 656, states that 'Arrow' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 28 September 1796 and was docked on 4 October. She sailed having been fitted on 25 February 1797. She was further refitted be
1796
National Maritime Museum
. Upper deck plan
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 656, states that 'Arrow' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 28 September 1796 and was docked on 4 October. She sailed having been fitted on 25 February 1797. She was further refitted betwee
1796
National Maritime Museum
Achille (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Achille' (1798), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Gravesend by Mr Cleverley, based on the 'Pompee' (1793), a captured French Third Rate.
Initialled by Joh
5 November 1796
National Maritime Museum
Achille (1798); Superb (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile with modifications to quarterdeck and bowsprit, proposed (and approved) for 'Achille' (1798) and 'Superb' (1798), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers, based
Circa November 1796
National Maritime Museum
Active (1799). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Active (1799), a 38-gun Fifth Rate, Frigate.
Signed by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1784-1806] and William Rule [Survey
25 April 1796
National Maritime Museum
Bonne Citoyenne (captured 1796). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Bonne Citoyenne (captured 1796), a captured French corvette as taken off at Portsmouth Do
2 June 1796
National Maritime Museum
Bulwark (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with scoll figurehead and 1811 alterations, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Bulwark' (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. &
21 October 1796
National Maritime Museum
Bulwark (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail and scoll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Bulwark' (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, at Portsmouth Doc
1796
National Maritime Museum
Caledonia (1808); Britannia (1820); Prince Regent (1823). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) with alterations for Caledonia (1808), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker. The plan includes later alterations for Britannia (1820) and
Circa February 1796
National Maritime Museum
Commerce de Marseille (captured 1793). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard decoration, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Commerce de Marseilles (captured 1793), a captured French First R
September 1796
National Maritime Museum
Commerce de Marseille (captured 1793). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck), orlop deck, and fore & aft platforms for Commerce de Marseilles (captured 1793), a captured French First Rate. The plan illustrates the ship as taken off at
September 1796
National Maritime Museum
Commerce de Marseille (captured 1793). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck, and middle deck for Commerce de Marseilles (captured 1793), a captured French First Rate. The plan illustrates the ship as taken off at Plymouth
September 1796
National Maritime Museum
Conqueror (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Conqueror (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. The plan includes alterations in green ink dated January 1798 for the beams and gun ports on the quarterdeck, and later alterations for
January 1796
National Maritime Museum
Conqueror (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Conqueror (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Harwich. The alterations in red ink to the manger and the additional chase ports are recorded on the plan, and date from circa Jan
January 1796
National Maritime Museum
Dasher (1797); Driver (1797). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth for Dasher (1797) and Driver (1797), both 16-gun flush-deck ship sloops to be built at Bermuda. They were originally designed as brigs. The mi
Circa July 1796
National Maritime Museum
Dragon (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile proposed (and approved) for 'Dragon', a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Circa November 1796
National Maritime Museum
Penguin (captured 1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline and some decoration, the sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Penguin (captured 1795), a captured Dutch brig. The plan
8 January 1796
National Maritime Museum
Prince (1788). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the outboard sheer (no water lines) for 'Prince' (1788), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as proposed for lengthening the 'Prince' by 17ft.
1796
National Maritime Museum
Rambler (1796). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Raven (1796), a single-masted cutter purchased while building at Thomas King's yard. The plan illus
28 October 1796
National Maritime Museum
Scourge (captured 1796). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Scourge (captured 1796), a captured French corvette, as fitted as an 18-gun Ship Sloop.
Signed by John Marshall [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1795-1801].
August 1796
National Maritime Museum
Scourge (captured 1796). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the upper deck and lower deck as taken off, and the upper deck and lower deck as fitted for the Scourge (captured 1796), a captured French corvette, now an 18-gun Ship Sloop.
Signed by John Marshall [Ma
August 1796
National Maritime Museum
Spider (1782). Scale: 1:19.2. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth for Spider (1782), a captured French privateer as modified to a single-masted 68ft Cutter. Green lines show the modifications for her
1796
National Maritime Museum
Spider (1782). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck, and hold and platforms for Spider (1782), a captured French privateers, as modified to a single-masted Cutter, prior to her conversion to a Schooner at Plymouth Dockyard in 1797.
1796
National Maritime Museum
Unite (1796). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard decoration and name in a cartouche or stern counter, sheer lines with inboard figurehead detail and longitudinal half breadth for for Unite (1796) a captured French Frigate fitted at Pl
July 1796
National Maritime Museum
Unite (1796). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the Inboard profile plan for Unite (1796) a captured French Frigate fitted at Plymouth Dockyard for a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate. Signed J. Marshall. (Master Shipwright)
October 1796
National Maritime Museum
Unite (1796). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quater deck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, fore and aft platforms for for Unite (1796) a captured French Frigate fitted at Plymouth Dockyard prior to fitting as a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate. Signed J. M
June 1796
National Maritime Museum
Unite (1796). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the quater deck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, midship platform with fore and aft platforms for for Unite (1796) a captured French Frigate fitted at Plymouth Dockyard for a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate. Signe
October 1796
National Maritime Museum
Venus (1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline and decoration detail with name on the counter, sheer lines with inboard profile and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Venus (1783), a 46-gun Russian Frigate, as t
1796
National Maritime Museum
Venus (1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Venus (1783), a 46-gun Russian Frigate, as taken off at Sheerness Dockyard. The lines were taken off while the ship was in British waters during 1796.
1796
National Maritime Museum
Venus (1783). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Venus (1783), a 46-gun Russian Frigate, as taken off at Sheerness Dockyard. The lines were taken off while the ship was in British waters during 1796.
1796
National Maritime Museum