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!
Defeat of the Dutch fleet July 13 1653. By Admirals Blake & Monk. Technique includes etching.
Nov 1803
National Maritime Museum
Cambridge (1755). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the stern board outline, outboard profile from the upper side of the main deck for the Cambidge (1755), an 80-gun Third Rate, three decker. The illustrates the proposed and fitted alterations to remove the round
13 July 1781
National Maritime Museum
Diomede (1798); Grampus (1802). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with quarter gallery detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building the Diomede (1798) and Grampus (1802), both 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decke
13 July 1791
National Maritime Museum
Ocean (1805). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Ocean' (1805), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as originally designed. Her design was
13 July 1791
National Maritime Museum
Pallas (1793), Stag (1793), Unicorn (1734). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth as proposed (and approved) for building Pallas (1793), Stag (1793), Unicorn (1734), all 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigates.
13 July 1791
National Maritime Museum
Defeat of the combined French & Spanish squadrons by Sir James Saumarez, 13 July 1801. Print
1838
National Maritime Museum
26 ft and 27ft Gunboat (1803). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a 26ft (modified to 27ft) Gunboat to be built by Contract. The plan states that the six gunboats were fitted with
13 July 1803
National Maritime Museum
The Chinese Junk Keying As she appeared in New York harbour, July 13th 1847. Hand-coloured.
1847
National Maritime Museum