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!
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun, Third Rate, two-decker.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), and Joseph Tucker (Surveyor of the Navy, 1813-1831).
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), Joseph Tucker (Surveyor of the Navy, 1813-1831).
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Pembroke Dockyard.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), and Joseph Tucker (Su
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), and Joseph Tucker (Surveyor of the Navy, 1813-1831).
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Boscawen (cancelled 1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Boscawen (cancelled 1831), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The frames for this vessel were ordered to be re-used for a 50-gun frigate in
30 July 1818
National Maritime Museum
Boscawen (cancelled 1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Boscawen (cancelled 1831), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The frames for this vessel were ordered to be re-used for a 50-gun frigate in
July 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck illustrating the diagonal deck planking instigated by Robert Seppings for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard. Note that the plan has been amended
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the middle deck illustrating the diagonal deck planking instigated by Robert Seppings for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard. Note that the plan has been amended
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard.
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker. Note that the plan has been amended to reflect the alteration to a circular stern.
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck illustrating the diagonal deck planking instigated by Robert Seppings for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard. Note that the plan has been amended
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Ganges (1821). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the section, part inboard profile, and part deck plan for the midship area illustrating the diagonal bracing for Ganges, (1821), an 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker, building at Bombay, India.
January 1818
National Maritime Museum
Merlin (1796); Pheasant (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, inboard profile and upper deck for Merlin (1798) and Pheasant (1798), both 16-gun Ship Sloops building by contract in private yards.
The plan includes an annotation r
Circa January to October 1795
National Maritime Museum
Powerful (1826). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Powerful, an 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan includes alterations in 1819-1821 to the headrails and stern.
Signed by Robert Seppings [Survey
3 August 1818
National Maritime Museum
Ranger (1820), Tweed (1823), Rainbow (1823), Rattlesnake (1822), Crocodile (1825), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822), Herald (1822) - ex Termagant, North Star (1820), Success (1825), Talbot (1824), Daphne (cancelled 1832), Porcupine (cancelled 1832), Nimr
20 April 1818
National Maritime Museum
Talbot (1824). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for building Talbot (1824), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate (later Sloop) at Plymouth Dockyard. Initialled J.T and R.S. [ Joseph Tucker and Robert Seppings] (Surveyors of the Navy)
19 October 1818
National Maritime Museum
Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822), all 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, ordered to be built of Teak, building in the East Indie
21st July 1818
National Maritime Museum
Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the midship section with modifications for Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822), all 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building in the East Indies.
22nd June 1818
National Maritime Museum
Thunderer (1831). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines (with alterations dated December 1825), and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Thunderer' (1831), 84-gun, Second Rate, two-decker.
Signed by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy,
27 February 1818 (modified 17 June 1819)
National Maritime Museum
Vengeance (1824). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the section of the frame at Station 28, and the midship section for the 'Vengeance' (1824), a 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker at Pembroke Dockyard.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 180
25 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Monarch (1832), Vengeance (1824), Thunderer (1831), Powerful (1826), Asia (1824), Bombay (1828). Scale 1:24. A plan showing the midship section, and the section at Station 28 for 'Monarch' (1832), 'Vengeance' (1824), 'Thunderer
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Monarch (1832), Vengeance (1824), Thunderer (1831), Powerful (1826). Scale 1:24. A plan showing the section at Station X for 'Monarch' (1832), 'Vengeance' (1824), 'Thunderer' (1831), and 'Powerful' (1826), all 84-gu
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
32ft Boat (no date). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing the body plan, section, inboard profile, longitudinal half-breadth, and half deck plan for a two-masted, thirty-two foot boat designed by Lieutenant Molyneux Shuldham (seniority: 15 April 1799). The plan i
15 April 1818
National Maritime Museum
Skylark (1821). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail and midship framing, and the longitudinal half-breadth for Skylark (1821), a 10-gun Cutter to be built at Pembroke Dockyard.
Signed by He
4 May 1818
National Maritime Museum
Nereus (1821); Hamadryad (1823); Thisbe (1824). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Nereus (1821), Hamadryad (1823), and Thisbe (1824), all 46-gun Fifth Rate Frigates building at Pembroke Dockyard. The plan would also have re
14 May 1818
National Maritime Museum
Penelope (1829); Latona (1821); Diana (1822); Thames (1823); Unicorn (1824); Mermaid (1826); Mercury (1826). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for all 46-gun Frigates ordered to be built at Chatham Dockyard. This referred to th
14 May 1818
National Maritime Museum
Talbot (1824), Success (1825). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with midship framing and longitudinal half breadth for Talbot (1824), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate (later Sloop) at Plymouth Dockyard. Plan recieved at Plymouth Dockyard on
17 June 1818
National Maritime Museum
54ft Sailing Vessel (no date). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, half-midships section, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth, proposed [and approved] for a fifty-four foot sailing vessel to replace the 'William &am
18 July 1818
National Maritime Museum
'Princess Charlotte' (1825); 'Royal Adelaide' (1828). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern framing, sheer lines with stern quarter framing, and longitudinal half-breadth showing the circular stern for Princess Charlotte
31 July 1818
National Maritime Museum
Isis (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Isis (1819), a 50-gun (later 58-gun) Large Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Woolwich Dockyard.
18 August 1818
National Maritime Museum
Isis (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the spar deck (upper deck) for Isis (1819), a 50-gun (later 58-gun) 'spar-deck' Large Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Woolwich Dockyard.
18 August 1818
National Maritime Museum
Isis (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck (main gun deck) for Isis (1819), a 50-gun (later 58-gun) Large Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Woolwich Dockyard.
18 August 1818
National Maritime Museum