Record Group 45: Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945. Drawings of Naval Vessels and Equipment, 1939 - 1945. U.S. Ship of the Line Ware #17 National Archives Identifier 3281888
The Cartographic Branch at the National Archives is home to over one million ship plans, with records spanning more than 15 distinct Record Groups and over 25 separate series. These drawings are among the most requested records from researchers in the Cartographic Branch.
Record Group 19: Records of the Bureau of Ships, 1940 - 1966. Camouflage Design Drawings for U.S.Navy Commissioned Ships, U.S. Merchant Ships and British Ships, 1917 - 1919. Battleship Disguised as an Island National Archives Identifier 6997114
The National Archives holds ship engineering drawings for a majority of vessels commissioned by the United States Navy dating from the 1790s through the Korean War era. These drawings mostly consist of inboard and outboard profiles, deck plans, and sections, although additional general arrangement drawings exist for some ships. The majority of ship plans held by the Cartographic Branch can be found within Record Group 19: Records of the Bureau of Ships. Established in 1940, the Bureau of Ships was responsible for the construction and maintenance of the ships of the US Navy.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37): Booklet of General Plans - Cover & Title Page / General Dimensions & Data / Inboard Profile, 8/21/1934 National Archives Identifier 6919514
Alphabetical Series of Ship Engineering Drawings
Within Record Group 19, you will find the Alphabetical Series of Ship Engineering Drawings, National Archives Identifier 559623. This series, consisting of measured engineering drawings, is subdivided into rolled and flat sub-series of plans. The Cartographic Branch recently digitized over 11,000 of these drawings, now available to view and download in the Catalog: Alphabetical Series of Ship Engineering Drawings.
Love a good mystery? From trial curves, to booklets of general plans, to sail plans for vessels from the War of 1812, the Cartographic Branch has something for everyone….including people who love a mystery. Meet the USS Cyclops (AC-4).
RG 19: Alphabetical Series of Ship Engineering Drawings, 1919-1940. USS Cyclops (AC-4). National Archives Identifier 53483983. Inboard Profile and Upper Deck, Booklet of General Plans.
On first glance, the plans for this cargo vessel looks much like any other set of ship plans. What makes this particular set of plans so interesting is that they are the only tangible, solid thing now left of this giant ship that once carried over 200 sailors. In March of 1918, the USS Cyclops went down in the Bermuda Triangle with all hands, leaving us with a mystery that remains unsolved to this day…
Help transcribe newsletters, press releases, photographs, stories, song sheets, artwork, newspaper clippings, proclamations, and invitations to ceremonies relating to the 1968 commemoration of 25 years of Marine Corps women. The yearlong celebration was designed to honor women Marines, past and present.
1968 Governors Platoon - (Photographs) Listing Alphabetical by State with Photograph of Women Marine Representative from each of the 50 States. National Archives Identifier 26323345, pages 158, 160
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1968 Governors Platoon - (Photographs) Listing Alphabetical by State with Photograph of Women Marine Representative from each of the 50 States National Archives Identifier 26323345, page 3
