Authentic Warship Drawings from Official Sources.
Destroyers.

 
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TYPE 15 FAST A/S FRIGATE HMS RAPID of 1953

L/S/07

A to C

Sheets A and B show fully detailed internal and external profile and plan views, sections etc.
Fully converted from WWII Fleet destroyer. (Detail of ships boats drawn at 1/8-in. per ft).
Sheet C showing hull detail and armament

Three large sheets. Scale 1/16-in. per ft, 1 : 192. Drawn July 1977 and September 1993.

TYPE 16 FAST A/S FRIGATE (LIMITED CONVERSION), HMS TERPSICHORE of 1953

L/S/08

A to C

Sheet A and B show limited conversion from 'T' class ex WWII fleet destroyer. Fully detailed internal and external profile and plan views, section etc.
Sheet C shows breadth plan and armament detail

Three large sheets. Scale 1/16-in. per ft, 1 : 192. Drawn September 1977 and May 1994.

'CA' CLASS FLEET DESTROYER, HMS CAESAR of 1944

L/S/09

A to D

Sheet A and B show fully detailed internal and external profile and plan views. Sections and hull lines. Perspective views of bridge, carley float, and detailed weapon and equipment drawings. Completely redrawn and updated from my original CAESAR of 1971. Scale 1/16-in. per ft. Drawn December 1979.
Sheet C depicts three side elevations and show HMS CAVALIER 1946, CAVALIER 1972 and CHEVIOT 1958. Plus armament views.
Sheet D shows part views of CAVALIER's 1957 and 1966 refit, to a larger scale

Four large sheets. Scale: 1/16-in. per ft, 1 : 192. Drawn February 1995.

HMS HARVESTER. A FLEET DESTROYER UNDER CONSTRUCTION for BRAZIL IN 1939, and was REQUISITIONED for the RN in 1940

L/S/149

A to D

Sheet B

Sheet C

Sheet A shows the external general arrangement profile and plan with hull lines and sections, plus detail of the gun mountings
(5 drawings).

Sheet B shows the side profile in a greater detail, to a larger scale. (1/8-in. per ft)

Sheet C provides plan views of the bridge and upper deck to the same scale and a key to the detail (over 300 items).

Sheet D provides detailed sections and hull section drawings.

Four large sheets. Scale grid shown. Drawn April 2000.

HMS WHITLEY. A "W" CLASS FLEET DESTROYER BUILT in 1918 and DRAWN AS CONVERTED to an "AA" ESCORT DESTROYER (WAIR) in OCTOBER 1938

L/S/150

A to C

Sheet A shows her side profile and plan with a smaller G/A showing her sister HMS Vanity.

Sheet B provides the whole general arrangement and a part key to detail, and

Sheet C shows the remainder of the key (over 200 items) and enlarged upper deck detail

Three large sheets. Scale grid shown. Drawn April 2000.

HMS WHITEHALL - "W" CLASS FLEET DESTROYER - 1924

L/S/155

 

Profile and plan view showing ship as completed. No hull lines.
Drawings of main gun armament are also shown.

One large sheet. Scale grid shown. Drawn February 2001.

RESERVED for HMS BEAUFORT - HUNT CLASS ESCORT DESTROYER TYPE II

L/S/161

 
 

RESERVED for HMS EXMOOR - HUNT CLASS ESCORT DESTROYER TYPE II

L/S/162

 
 

HMAS NAPIER 'N' CLASS FLOTILLA LEADER December 1940

L/S/174

A to I

Sheet A
Sheet B
Sheet C
Sheet D
Sheet E
Sheet F
Sheet H
Sheet I

A particularly detailed set of drawings for a single ship with over 500 items identified. (common to 'J', 'K' and 'N' class destroyers). Flotilla leaders without TSDS.

Sheet A - G/A -profile and plan of the ship plus enlarged mast layout with Type 286 radar aerial
(5 drawings).
Sheet B - side profile (3 drawings).
Sheet C - Forecastle deck and superstructures and boat stowage (7 drawings).
Sheet D - Upper deck detail (4 drawings).
Sheet E - Lower deck detail plus boat arrangements (4 drawings).
Sheet F - Hull sections (15 drawings).
Sheet G - Docking plan and holes in bottom (5 drawings).
Sheet H - Shell expansion (5 drawings).
Sheet I - 'A' propeller brackets (7 drawings)

Sheets B-H are drawn at a larger scale of 1/8-in. per ft for clarity

8 large and 1 medium sheet, 55 drawings, Drawn August 2001.

HMSs JUNO and KELVIN - Fire control and navigating voice pipes (as fitted)

L/S/175

A and B

Sheet A - Detail of hull and bridge detail showing the leads for all the voice pipes
(13 drawings).

Sheet B - Enlarged bridge detail with key (2 drawings).

One large and one medium sheet, 15 drawings, Drawn August 2001.

HMSs JUNO and KELVIN - Depth charge release gear, lead of piping and connections

L/S/176

Typical for 'J' 'K' and 'N' classes.
Showing hull profile and plan views and detail of pipe fittings.
One medium sheet. 25 drawings. Drawn March 2001.

HMS JUNO (ex-JAMAICA) ARRANGEMENT of DEPTH CHARGE ARMAMENT and the ECHO SOUNDING INSTALLATION (AS FITTED) AUGUST 1939

L/S/177

A detailed layout of after section and the for'd section of the echo sounding arrangements
One large sheet, 6 drawings. Drawn March 2001.

THE DESIGN STUDIES and PROPOSALS for 'J' CLASS FLEET DESTROYERS 1936

L/S/178

General arrangement layouts for 6 design studies for the 'J' and following 'K' and 'N' class destroyers.
One large sheet. 12 drawings. Completed July 2001.

HMS JACKAL "J" CLASS FLEET DESTROYER as COMPLETED MARCH 1939

L/S/179

A to C

Sheet A - G/A profile and plan, revised funnel bridge and mast detail
(5 drawings).

Sheet B - Docking plan and holes in outer bottom
(6 drawings).

Sheet C - Shell Expansion - upper and fox'l decks and hull construction
(5 drawings).

Three large sheets. 16 drawings. Drawn September 2001.

RESERVED FOR THE POLISH MANNED - ORP POIRUN (ex HMS NERRISA)

L/S/180
A to C

 
Sheet A drawn.

HMS KELVIN "K" CLASS FLEET DESTROYER as COMPLETED NOVEMBER 1939

L/S/181

A to C

Sheet A - G/A profile and plan view plus mast, bridge and pom pom platform details
(6 drawings).

Sheet B - docking plan and holes in outer bottom
(6 drawings).

Sheet C - Shell Expansion - upper and fox'l decks and hull construction
(5 drawings).

Three large sheets. 16 drawings. Drawn September 2001.

THE PROJECTED TYPE 18 - FAST ANTI-SUBMARINE CONVERSION FROM N CLASS FLEET DESTROYER as PROPOSED in MARCH 1951 (HMS NOBLE)

L/S/182

A to C

Armed with twin 4-in Mark XIX and twin 40 mm Bofor Mark V (austerity), and two limbo ahead throwing weapons, with the latest post war aids.
Sheet A - Three alternative armament proposals from the Ships Covers are also shown.
Sheet B docking plan and holes in outer bottom (6 drawings).
Sheet C Shell expansion (13 drawings).

Three large sheets. More than 13 drawings. Drawn October 2001.

WARTIME and POST WAR MODIFICATIONS to J, K and N CLASS FLEET DESTROYERS

L/S/183

Side profiles for HMS JAVELIN April 1944, HMS JERVIS June 1945, and HMS NEPAL as a fleet minesweeper trials ship (unarmed) 1949-51. Other details of equipment are added

One large sheet. 15 drawings. Drawn October 2001.

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