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!
Albion (1842). Scale: 1:12. A plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) and main deck upper sills for 'Albion' (1842), a 90-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan illustrates the sills as built (black lines), and as shown on the sheer draught (red l
7 April 1843
National Maritime Museum
Constance (1846). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half sternboard outline, sheer lines with alterations, and a longitudinal half-breadth for building Constance (1846), a 50-gun Large Frigate. The alterations include the mast and an addition
5 May 1843
National Maritime Museum
Proposal for Third Class Frigates of 36-guns. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for a 36-gun Frigate by Messrs Read, Chatfield and Creuze of the School for Naval Architecture. The reverse of the
8 February 1843
National Maritime Museum
Proposal for Third Class Frigates of 36-guns. Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the sail plan, conforming to the official classification of 24 September 1838, for Third Class Frigates of 36-guns. This plan seems to relate to the proposed design represented on Z
8 February 1843
National Maritime Museum
Serpent (1832). Scale: 1:48. Two plans stuck together. The top plan, dated circa January 1846, showing the sections and plan for Serpent (1832), a 16-gun Brig, illustrating the stowage in the hold for 500 boxes of treasure at Singapore in January 1846.
June 1843 and January 1846
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 28ft Luggage Boat (1843). Scale: 1:16. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unnamed 28ft, six-oared, Luggage Boat. The body plan and half-breadth have alterations dated March 1843.
23 February 1843
National Maritime Museum
Powerful (1826). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the elevations, plans, and section for the fore and after magazines on Powerful (1826), an 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker.
10 March 1843
National Maritime Museum
Creole (1845), Amethyst (1844), Niobe (1849). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck plan with Hold details for Creole (1845), Amethyst (1844) and Niobe (1849), all 28-gun Sixth Rate ships. The modifications are dated 1844. This was prior to Niobe (1849)
16th June 1843
National Maritime Museum