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!
Morne Fortunee (purchased 1803). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Morne Fortunee (purchased 1803), a purchased French privateer, prior to fitting as a 6-gun Armed B
17 December 1803
National Maritime Museum
An Accurate Plan of the Three Positions of the British Fleet. Before Lord Nelson Commenced the Action...21 Oct 1805.... A plan of ships and their positions at day-break, at 9am and just before the Battle of Trafalgar. All the ships are named, along with t
17 Dec 1805
National Maritime Museum
An Accurate Plan of the Three Positions of the British Fleet..... Hand-coloured.
17 Dec 1805
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 109ft three-masted, 18-gun ship sloop. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for a proposed 109ft three-masted, 18-gun ship sloop, as prepared by order from the Admiralty dated 4 March 1819. This desi
17 December 1819
National Maritime Museum
Tweed (1823), Success (1825), Rainbow (1823), Crocodile (1825), Nimrod (1828)} Atholl Class + Volage (1825), Tyne (1826), Imogene (1831), Conway (1832), Alarm (cancelled 1832). Scales, various. 1:8 + 1:24. Plan showing the method of fitting an iron tiller
17 December 1823
National Maritime Museum
H.M. Revenue Cutter Vigilant towing the Barque Alfred of London, a valuable Prize captured 17th Dec 1828 having on board 1010 half Ankers of Contraband Spirits concealed under a Coasting Cargo. Hand-coloured.
Aug 1845
National Maritime Museum
Appearance of Trinidad at 10 pm 17 Dec: 1839 - South Side. Bound with PAE9965-PAE9971, PAE9973-PAE9984.
17 Dec 1839
National Maritime Museum
The yacht Capricorn launching, RMSS Solent preparing to launch, HMS Melville in dock, 1856. Signed by artist and dated.
17 Dec 1856
National Maritime Museum
Danae (1918). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the forecastle deck, fire control and manoeuvring platform, bridge, superstructure, director tower, lookout platform, fire control platform (forward), searchlight platform and fire control platform (aft) as fitted f
17 December 1918
National Maritime Museum
Danae (1918). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the profile for the light cruiser HMS Danae (1918), as fitted in 1918. The plan also includes alterations at Chatham dated February 1925 in green ink, at Malta dated September 1925 in sienna, and at Devonport in Ma
17 December 1918
National Maritime Museum
Danae (1918). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the sections as fitted for the light cruiser HMS Danae (1916). The plan shows the starboard side half sections, looking from amidships, frames 21, 37, 55, 65, 85, 103, 127, 137, 161, 175, 204 & A,P. The plan a
17 December 1918
National Maritime Museum