CBMM Ship Plans by Chapelle, Howard I (Artist)

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

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Catalog #TitleBoat TypeArtist/MakerDate MadeDescriptionDimensionsPlace MadeFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
1976.0042.0134.0018 gun brigNot specifiedChapelle, Howard I - Artist1815Plans for an 18 gun brig approved Jan Rodgers, Navy Construction Office 1815. Drawn by Howard I Chapelle from C&R 108-10-3. Material is ink on tracing paper.19.000in - 45.500inNavy Construction Officeopen CBMM page
1976.0042.0214.00Hampton whalerNot specifiedChapelle, Howard I - ArtistCirca 01/01/1951 -Plans for a Hampton whaler. Lines taken from a hulk in 1936 at York ME marshes. Drawn by Howard I Chapelle. Drawings depict the profile deck plan, and body plan, with a note referencing Fig 38. 3/4" scale. Material is pencil on tracing paper.24.500in - 36.500inopen CBMM page
1976.0042.0216.00Guilford Drag boatBoatChapelle, Howard I - Artist; Hill, Ralph B. - Builder1886Plans for a Guilford Drag boat built in 1886 by Ralph B. Hill. Lines taken by Howard I Chapelle from half model and photos. Drawing references Fig. 55. Material is pencil on tracing paper.18.500in - 31.000inopen CBMM page
1976.0042.0268.0027' Sabel Island Surf boatBoatMcLean and Sons, John - Builder; Chapelle, Howard I - ArtistPlans for a 27' Sabel Island Surf boat built by John McLean and Sons, Ltd. at Mahone Bay Nova Scotia. Drawn by Howard I Chapelle based on lines taken from builder's half model built by Charles McLean. 1" scale. Material is pencil on tracing paper.12.000in - 32.000in- Mahone Bay - Novia Scotiaopen CBMM page
1976.0042.0121.00Ships plan: American Schooner Prince de NeufchatelSchoonerChapelle, Howard I - ArtistRange, Cir 06/01/1934 - 06/30/19344 views of the hull of a schooner, graphite on paper. Lower right corner has title, measurements, and scale. In gold frame with brown mat.45.000in - 27.250in - 0.750inopen CBMM page
1994.0006.0017.00Schooner FelixSchoonerChapelle, Howard I - ArtistRange, Cir 01/01/1899 - 12/31/1998Plans for the schooner Felix. Built in America, bought before 1790. Vessel was 14 guns and 158 tons. Redrawn and reconstructed by Howard I Chapelle from Plate XXIII, in David Steel's "Naval Architecture". Drawings depicts the sheer, half-breadth and body plan with cross sections at stations 4 and midships.AmericaImage 1
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