CBMM Ship Plans by Johnson, Charles L (Creator)

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
1994.0027.0013.00Q Class Sloop OjigwanSloopBrophy, John R - Designer; Johnson, Charles L - Creator; Johnson, Charles L - Designer1910Plans for the Q Class Sloop Ojigwan. Drawing consists of hull lines only. Owned by C.E. Henderson. Designed by John R. Brophy. Drawing by C. Lowndes Johnson, 1910.Image 1
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1993.0067.0221.0020' canoe yawlCanoe yawlJohnson, Charles L - Creator; Holmes, George F - CreatorExact 05/15/1938 -Plans for a 20' canoe yawl taken from a tracing by George F. Holmes, loaned by W.P. Stephens, and drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. Drawings depict the hull lines and sail plan. Material is black ink on vellum.18.000in - 12.000inopen CBMM page
1983.0004.0001.01WidgeonBoatJohnson, Charles L - Creator; Aquilla Price - BuilderCirca 01/01/1942 -Plans drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson of a boat built by Aquilla Price, 1889. Boat is supposed to be one Johnson used to build the WIDGEON (87-27-1). "Sailing Row Boat built 1889 by Aquilla Price, Easton Point, Talbot Co., Md. and lasted about 45 years. Plan A is the body plan, deck plan, profile, and sections at statons 4 and X. Material: Ink on tracing paper. Scale 1.5" = 1'. Plan B is the sail plan. Scale: 1" =1'. Material: ink on tracing paper. Plan C is the sail plan. Material: Ink on drawing paper with pencil notes and additions. <br /><br />These are lines taken from Johnson's first boat the Sailing Row Boat which he took himself and used to design Widegon.18.000in - 24.000inImage 1
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1976.0042.0022.00Sloop OguuguetSloopJohnson, Charles L - CreatorPlan for the sloop Oguuguet. From the estate of R.B. Taft. Lines by Charles L Johnson. Pencil on craft paper. 1" scale.16.500in - 30.000inopen CBMM page
1976.0042.0139.00Brigantine MadwaskaNot specifiedFox, G M - Creator; Johnson, Charles L - CreatorCirca 01/01/1936 -Plans for the brigantine Madwaska. Drawings depict the profile and sail plans. Material is ink on tracing paper. Scale in 8ths.16.000in - 25.000inopen CBMM page
1965.0065.0002.00Sail planNot specifiedJohnson, Charles L - CreatorSail plan print. Excellent quality.20.000in - 30.000inopen CBMM page
1984.0003.0008.00Boat plans drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson of the slooBoatJohnson, Charles L - CreatorCirca 01/01/1944 -Boat plans drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson of the sloop "VAGABOND", owned by Edwin Monk. The drawing is on an envelope. This drawing was found in a Skipper magazine and added to the collection 5/86.8.250in - 9.500inImage 1
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1965.0065.0003.00Sail plan.Not specifiedJohnson, Charles L - CreatorSail plan.20.000in - 30.000inopen CBMM page
1993.0067.0096.02RowboatNot specifiedEarle, John G - Creator; Johnson, Charles L - CreatorExact 03/12/1939 -Plans for an old rowboa built by Quilla Price and later to become the Widgeon. Lines taken off by John G. Earle and C. Lowndes Johnson. One set of Plans B-C. Plan B depicts the hull lines of the old rowboat dated 3/12/1939. Plan C is a profile of "Johnson's old rowboat" drawn by John G. Earle. Scale for Plan B is 1.5" = 1'; Plan C has no scale. Material for Plans B and C is pencil on paper.8.500in - 26.500inImage 1
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1993.0067.0194.0121' Waterline Length Auxiliary SloopSloopJohnson, Charles L - Creator; Johnson, Charles L - Designer; Cox and Stephens, Inc., - DesignerExact 12/01/1945 -Plans for a 21' Waterline Length Auxiliary Sloop designed and drawn by C.Lowndes Johnson as fitted to an overall boat design by Cox and Stephens, Inc. It was noted as the Trivet. Waterline length of the boat is 21' 8". Plan A depicts a sketch of the sail plan. Scale is 3/8" = 1'. Material is pencil on paper.20.000in - 13.500inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0038.01Canoe yawl EelCanoe yawlHolmes, George F - Designer; Johnson, Charles L - CreatorExact 01/01/1896 -Plans for the canoe yawl Eel designed by George F. Holmes in 1896 and drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. One set of Plans A-B. Plan A depicts the hull lines. Plan B depicts the hull lines and square developments. No scale noted for Plans A-B. Material for Plan A is pencil and blue ink on paper and Plan B is pencil and black ink on paper. No date noted other than date of original design by George F. Holmes in 1896.22.500in - 24.000inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0061.0123' Day Sailer SwiftNot specifiedWorth, Claud - Designer; Johnson, Charles L - CreatorPlans for the 23' Day Sailer Swift drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. One set of Plans A-B. Plan A is the hull design by Claud Worth. Plan B is the hull lines drawing. Material for Plan A is pencil on vellum; Plan B is black ink and pencil on vellum.18.500in - 30.000inImage 1
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1993.0067.0077.0032' Sailing YachtYachtJohnson, Charles L - CreatorPlans for a 32' Sailing Yacht drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. Drawing depicts the hull lines. Drawing was "reduced from a New York 30 footer". Scale is 1" = 1'. Material is black ink and pencil on paper.12.000in - 36.000inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0079.00RowboatNot specifiedJohnson, Charles L - CreatorPlans for an unidentified rowboat drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. Drawing depicts an unfinished construction plan. Material is pencil on paper.8.500in - 11.000inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0081.00Sailing YawlYawlJohnson, Charles L - CreatorPlans for an unidentified sailing yawl drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. Drawing depicts the hull lines. Scale is .75" = 1'. Material is pencil on paper.15.500in - 21.000inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0082.00Mona IIINot specifiedJohnson, Charles L - CreatorPlans for Mona III drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. Drawing depicts the hull lines and a notation citing the date 1858. Material is pencil on paper.13.000in - 40.000inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0083.00BoatBoatJohnson, Charles L - CreatorExact 01/20/1935 -Plans for an unidentified boat drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson from a model found on the Sloop Anna. Drawing depicts the hull lines. Material is pencil and black ink on paper.18.250in - 26.250inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0084.00BoatBoatJohnson, Charles L - CreatorPlans for an unidentified boat drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. Drawings depict the outside stern transom, inside planking, and deck plan. Material is pencil on paper.19.000in - 33.250inImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0085.00Pungy WavePungy schoonerJohnson, Charles L - CreatorPlans for the Pungy Wave drawn by C. Lowndes Johnson. Drawings depict the profile and deck layout. Scale is .5" = 1'. Material is pencil on paper.30.500in - 45.500inImage 1open CBMM page
1983.0010.0002.00Small piece of wood with plans for the WIDGEON draBoatJohnson, Charles L - CreatorSmall piece of wood with plans for the WIDGEON drawn in pencil. Unidentified boat on reverse side. By C. Lowndes Johnson. Condition: Fair, faint. Material: Pencil on wood.14.500in - 3.000inImage 1open CBMM page