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!
Squirrel (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the Inboard profile plan for building the Squirrel (1785), a 24-gun, Sixth Rate ship at Liverpool by Mr John Barton.
Annotation in top right: "A Copy was sent to Mr Barton 14th August 1783 for building the
14th August 1783
National Maritime Museum
Achille (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth for 'Achille' (1798), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, based on the 'Pompee' (1793), a captured French Third Rate. The plan incorporates t
14 August 1795
National Maritime Museum
Achille (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) 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.
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14 August 1795
National Maritime Museum
Arab (captured 1795). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with port side stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Arab (captured 1795), a captured French 16-gun Sloop (corvette), as taken off at Portsmou
14 August 1795
National Maritime Museum
'Horatio Nelson Esqr now Sir Horatio Nelson K.B. Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron. From an Original Picture in the possession of W.Locker Esqr- Lieut. Govr of Greenwich Hospital'. Stipple engraving. A print after the three-quarter length portra
Published 14 August 1797
National Maritime Museum
Horatio Nelson Esqr now Sir Horatio Nelson KB Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron from an original Picture in the possession of Wm Locker Esqr - Lieut Govr of Greenwich Hospital. Print
14 Aug 1797
National Maritime Museum
Horatio Nelson Esqr now Sir Horatio Nelson, K.B. Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron. From an Original Picture in the possession of W. Locker Esqr - Lieut. Govr. of Greenwich Hospital. - Price. Stored in mount with PAD3886.
14 Aug 1797
National Maritime Museum
Horatio Nelson, Esqr. now Sir Horatio Nelson, K.B. Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, From an Original Picture in the possession of W. Locker Esqr. - Lieut Govr of Greenwich Hospital. Print
14 Aug 1797
National Maritime Museum
Horatio Nelson. Proof before title. This is an early proof impression of the first engraved portrait of Nelson, published when he was a rear-admiral. The source is the oil portrait of him as a captain by J. F. Rigaud (BHC2901) completed in or shortly afte
Published 14 August 1797
National Maritime Museum
Achates (captured 1809). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline and some decoration detail, the sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and the longitudinal half-breadth for Achates (captured 1809), a captured French Bri
14 August 1810
National Maritime Museum
Achates (captured 1809). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck and lower deck with platforms for Achates (captured 1809), a captured French Brig as fitted at Deptford Dockyard as a 16-gun Brig.
Signed by Robert John Nelson [Master Shipwright, Deptfor
14 August 1810
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth for building Salisbury (1814), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, at Deptford Dockyard.
Signed by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813]
14 August 1810
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for building Salisbury (1814), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, at Deptford Dockyard.
Signed by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813].
14 August 1810
National Maritime Museum