Ships Plans

Mystic Seaport offers plans for all types of watercraft from Adirondack Guideboats to Noank Fishing Sloops, and more.

  • Plans

    The Ships Plans Store offers a choice selection of plans from our archive. It includes plans for many vessels owned by Mystic Seaport and many small craft plans suitable for home boat building.

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  • For Builders & Modelmakers

    Full size copies of plans in the collections are available for the non-profit use of owners, builders, restorers, modelmakers, researchers and others. These prints are produced from scans of the original plans.

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  • Researching the Collections

    If you are interested in more than what you find in our Ships Plans Store, the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library at Mystic Seaport, contains 100,000+ naval architectural drawings from 1827-2004.

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  • Decorative Prints

    The Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library sells decorative prints of plans in the collection. We scan the original plans and print them according to your size specifications. These attractive prints are ready for framing and make the perfect gift.

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Ships Plans Library

Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library collects, preserves, and makes accessible the documentary history of American naval architecture from the 19th and 20th centuries. It includes approximately 100,000 naval architectural drawings for a wide variety of watercraft, as well as for related maritime industries and activities. Researchers are able to access these original naval architectural drawings and purchase copies for a variety of purposes, including boat building, vessel repair, ship model making, genealogy, historical writing, and general interest.

To learn more about specific collections, visit the web site of the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library. Please email research inquiries about the Ships Plans Library to Collections or call 860-572-5367.

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