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!
Amphion (1846). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Amphion (1846), as originally ordered as a 36-gun Fifth Rate Frigate, prior to being re-designed and launched as a First Class screw Frigate. Note the internal bracing in the hold.
Inita
31 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:284. Plan showing the lower deck plan with platforms for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled R.S. [Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy) Annotation in top left: "Pembroke 25t
23rd April 1832
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the Inboard profile showing iron riders plan for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate vessel, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled. R.S.[Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy). Annotation in top left: &
23 April 1832 [plan says 1823]
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quarter deck and forecastle plan for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate vessel, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled R.S. [Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy). Annotation in top left: "Pem
1832
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck plan for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate vessel, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled R.S. [Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy) Annotation in top left: "Pembroke Yard 25th Ap
23rd April 1832
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Portsmouth Dockyard under the superintendence of Vice Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm K.C.B. (died 1838).
Signed by John
23 April 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48.Plan showing the upper deck plan for Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building at Sheerness Dockyard and Pembroke Dockyard respectively.
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showin the quarter deck and forecastle for Calliope (1837), Vestal (1831 cancelled), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops.This plan shows the original layout, prior to alterations for Calliope (
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile plan illustrating the use of iron knees and ides ( some later omitted ) for Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building at Sheerness Dockyard and
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck plan with fore and aft platforms for Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building at Sheerness Dockyard and Pembroke Dockyard respectively. Annotation i
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing he lower deck plan with fore and aft platforms for Calliope (1837),a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop, building at Sheerness Dockyard. This is a copy of ZAZ3219. Initialled by R.Seppings (Surveyors of the Navy)
19 March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the Inboard profile plan illustrating the use of iron knees and ides for Calliope (1837), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop, building at Sheerness Dockyard.This plan is an altered copy of ZAZ3217 sent to Sheerness Dockya
23 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quarter deck and forecastle for Calliope (1837), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, as modified in 1937 to represent her as fitted. The original fittings have been erased. Initialled R. Seppings (Surveyor of the Navy)
23 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck plan for Calliope (1837), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop building at Sheerness Dockyard. Initialled R.Seppings (Surveyor of the Navy)
23 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Chain mooring swivel. No scale. Plan showinf the chain mooring swivel on Sir Thomas Hardy's plan, as directed by the Lords Commisssioners of the Admiralty, 22 November 1832.
Signed by Oliver Lang [Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard, 1826-1853].
30 November 1832
National Maritime Museum
Fowey/Towey (1814), Tees (1817). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for building Fowey/Towey (1814), a 26/28-gun sloop at Buckles Hard by Mr Bathezar Adams.. Alterations in green ink relate to the conversion of Tees (18170 to a church ship for t
August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Lynx (1833), Buzzard (1834), Termagant (1838). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile and upper deck plan for fitting Lynx (1833), Buzzard (1834), Termagant (1838), as 3-gun Brigantines (Hermaphrodite rigg). Note the modification to the fore most ra
25 September 1832
National Maritime Museum
Proposed 108ft two-masted, 16-gun Brig. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with figurehead and longitudinal half-breadth for a proposed 108ft two-masted, 16-gun Brig.
This looks to be a plan by John Peake [Master Shipwright at Portsmou
1847
National Maritime Museum
Racer (1833). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Racer (1833), a 16-gun Brig to be built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes alterations to the bowsprit and a note that the bow ports were to be fitted with chocks and iron hawse pipe
9 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Racer (1833). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Racer (1833), a 16-gun Brig to be built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes a note stating that the pumps were not to be fitted until required on application to the Surveyor. The bow port
9 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Racer (1833); Sappho (1837). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing a half midship section for Racer (1833), a 16-gun Brig to be built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes later proposed alterations from Plymouth Dockyard for Sappho (1837) in order to use an ol
9 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Racer (1833); Sappho (1837); Wolverine (1836); Wanderer (1835); Harlequin (1836); Lily (1837). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck, hold and fore & aft platforms for Racer (1833), a 16-gun Brig to be built at Portsmouth Dockyard. Later alterati
9 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Vanguard (1835); Collingwood (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board detail and framing, sheer lines with bow alterations and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Vanguard (1835) and Collingwoord (1841), both 80-gun Secon
26 November 1832
National Maritime Museum
Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1836). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the midship section for Wanderer (1835) and Wolverine (1836), both 16-gun Second Class Brigs to be built at Chatham Dockyard.
Initialled by William Symonds [Surveyor of the Navy, 1832-1848].
24 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1836). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Wanderer (1835) and Wolverine (1836), both 16-gun Second Class Brigs to be built at Chatham Dockyard. Later alterations in green ink are taken from the model of HMS Rin
9 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1836). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck and hold for Wanderer (1835) and Wolverine (1836), both 16-gun Second Class Brigs to be built at Chatham Dockyard.
Initialled by William Symonds [Surveyor of the Navy, 1832-1848
9 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1836). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Wanderer (1835) and Wolverine (1836), both 16-gun Second Class Brigs to be built at Chatham Dockyard.
Initialled by William Symonds [Surveyor of the Navy, 1832-1848].
9 August 1832
National Maritime Museum
Proposed heads and urinals for the bow of a 46 gun Frigate. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing an elevation, plan, and section of part of the port bow for a 46 gun Fouth Rate Frigate, illustrating the configuration of the heads, urinals and wash trunk, as propose
20 January 1832
National Maritime Museum
'Neptune' (1832). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile illustrating the diagonal bracing for 'Neptune' (1832), a 120-gun, First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Portsmouth Dockyard. The alterations in pencil for a funnel and t
22 January 1833
National Maritime Museum
Calcutta (1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the midship section for Calcutta (1831), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker, as taken off.
Signed by Thomas Roberts [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1830-1837].
17 April 1832
National Maritime Museum
Racer (1833). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with midship framing and a sketch of the figurehead, and the longitudinal half-breadth for Racer (1833), a 16-gun Brig to be built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The bow port was to be fitted w
10 July 1832
National Maritime Museum
Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1836). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half-stern board, sheer lines with midship framing and figurehead (sketch), and longitudinal half-breadth for Wanderer (1835) and Wolverine (1836), both 16-gun Second Class B
10 July 1832
National Maritime Museum