CBMM Ship Plans by Branford, John (Builder)

These ship plans are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.

More information about how to obtain copies of the plans, or how to visit the CBMM archives to examine these and other plans, may be found at the "open CBMM page" link.

Catalog #TitleBoat TypeArtist/MakerDate MadeDescriptionDimensionsPlace MadeFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
1993.0067.0136.00SkipjackSkipjackEarle, John G - Artist; Branford, John - Builder; Brewington, Marion - CreatorExact 12/04/1949 -Plans for an unidentified Skipjack built by John Branford. Lines taken from a builder's half model (noted as M.V. Brewington Model #18) by M.V. Brewington and John G. Earle. Drawing is John G. Earle. Drawing depicts unifinished hull lines. Scale is .5" = 1'. Material is pencil on paper.19.000in - 24.000inopen CBMM page
1964.0002.0011.01Bugeye CoronetBugeyeGibson, R H - Creator; Branford, John - Builder1888Plans for the Bugeye Coronet, built in 1888 by Branford. Plan shows a nine log construction. Drawn by donor in 1964 for Talbot County Historical Society. One set of Plans A-B. Plan A is the sheer, outboard profile and sail plan. Plan B is the half-breadth and body plan with a cross section at midships. Material is pencil on paper.21.000in - 16.500inImage 1
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1964.0002.0012.01Bugeye Lizzie J. CoxBugeyeGibson, R H - Creator; Branford, John - BuilderExact 01/01/1964 -Plans for the Bugeye Lizzie J. Cox, built in 1905 by J. Branford at Fishing Island. Drawn by donor in 1964 for Talbot County Historical Society. Lines taken from Edward G. Brownlee in Marion V. Brewington's "Bugeyes," while working in 1960 at Cambridge MD. The bugeye is rigged for bulk cargo. One set of Plans A-B. Plan A is the sheer, outboard profile and sail plan. Plan B is the half-breadth with deck plan of main deck and body plan. Material is pencil on paper.25.000in - 18.000inFishing IslandImage 1
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1993.0067.0218.00Crab SkiffCrab skiffEarle, John G - Creator; Branford, John - BuilderExact 12/01/1936 -Plan for a Crab Skiff traced by John G. Earle. Drawing depicts the hull lines from a model of a crab skiff built by John Branford in Inverness. Material is black ink on paper.13.500in - 20.000inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0193.00Chesapeake Bay Log CanoeLog canoeChapelle, Howard I - Creator; Branford, John - BuilderPlans for an unidentified Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe built by John Branford in Somerset County MD and drawn by Howard I. Chapelle. Drawings depict the sail plan and hull lines. Scale is grapeline. Material is black ink on vellum with pencil alterations.13.250in - 39.500in- Somerset - MDImage 1open CBMM page