The Ships Plans Collection at Mystic Seaport includes significant collections from renowned designers such as L. Francis Herreshoff, Philip Rhodes, William Garden, Henry A. Scheel, and Cox & Stephens. The plans reflect the varying ways in which boats are powered through the water, including manual, wind, steam, and gas. The vessels in the Ships Plans Collection are also based on a wide variety of dimensions, from small canoes, dories, and day sailers to yachts, barges, and naval vessels. In addition, the collection features plans for vessels that are currently in the Museum’s collection, such as the Charles W. Morgan, the L.A. Dunton, the Joseph Conrad, and the Emma C. Berry.
UPDATE: We are thrilled to announce the implementation of ArchivesSpace (ASpace) – an archival management system where we can now manage our collections and give access to our finding aids, eventually including links to digital images for collections that have been scanned. There is also enhanced searching capabilities in ASpace, making information easier to find. As we add collections to ASpace we will be removing them from the old link, so please check ASpace if you don’t find a collection there anymore.
View ships plans finding aids in ArchivesSpace →
View remaining descriptions of ships plans collections not currently in ASpace →