CBMM Ship Plans by Johnson, C. Lowndes (Designer)

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
1993.0067.0047.0724' deadrise sailing yachtYachtJohnson, C. Lowndes - DesignerCirca 01/01/1939 -Plans for a 24' deadrise sailing yacht with sloop rig designed by C Lowndes Johnson. One set of Plans G-H. Plans G-H are blueprints of Plan E (see 1993.0067.0047.05E). Material is blueprints.23.000in - 17.000inopen CBMM page
1981.0032.0012.01Schooner WavePungy schoonerJohnson, C. Lowndes - Designer; Wiley, Ralph H - DesignerRange, Cir 01/01/1937 - 12/31/1940Plans for the Schooner Wave, a Chesapeake Bay Pungy. One set of Plans A-C. Plan A is the sheer, half-breadth and body plan from C. Lowndes Johnson blueprint of Pungy Wave. Plan B is a preliminary sketch of the interior layout for the schooner Wave, as modified by Wiley. Plan C is the finished sketch of the interior layout for the schooner Wave, as modified by Wiley. Material is blueprint for Plan A; pencil on tracing paper for Plans B-C.open CBMM page
2004.0028.0177.00Cuddy for WidgeonBoatLiener, Josef W - Creator; Johnson, C. Lowndes - DesignerExact 05/20/1983 -Plans for Cuddy for Widgeon, Design #279, Drawn by Joe Liener. Drawing is a cuddy for Lowndes Johnson's sailing row boat which he used to deisgn Widgeon. Drawing depicts a partial deck plan, partial outboard profile, and cuddy cabin cross sections. Material is pencil on vellum, ink on paper.15.875in - 17.240inopen CBMM page
1993.0067.0029.01Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Island BirdLog canoeJohnson, C. Lowndes - DesignerExact 12/01/1927 -Plans for the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Island Bird built by Capt. Sidney Covington, owned by Captain J. H. Caulk Kemp, and drawn by C.L. and J.G. Johnson. One set of Plans A-B. Plan A is a sail plan. Plan B is a blue line print of Plan A. On the reverse side is the notation E-LC-7A. Scale for both drawings is .375" = 1'. Material for Plan A is black ink on vellum and Plan B is blue line print.15.000in - 20.000inImage 1
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1993.0067.0029.03Chesapeake Bay Log canoe Island BirdLog canoeJohnson, C. Lowndes - DesignerExact 12/01/1927 -Sail plan for the Chesapeake Bay log canoe Island Bird. Drawn by C L and J G Johnson. Plan C is a copy of Plan B (see 1993.0067.0029.01B). Scale: .375" = 1'. Material is blue line print.15.000in - 20.000inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0058.0811' New Kid boatBoatJohnson, C. Lowndes - DesignerCirca 01/01/1934 -Plans for an 11' New Kid boat designed by C. Lowndes Johnson. One set of Plans H-I. Plan H is the same as Plan G (see 1993.0067.0058.07G), except notation as drawing #30 and change of name to L.J. boat. Plan I is a blueline print copy of Plan H. Scale for Plan H 1" = 1'. There is no scale identified for Plan I. Material is blueline print.20.250in - 14.500inImage 1open CBMM page