So, we have made a selection of plans of popular ship modeling subjects available here at no cost. Other public sources may be difficult to find. But the NARA and DoT collections are vast and difficult for most people to access and search. 800 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Eagle, June 1972.Airfix model kit in scale 1:72. These plans can be downloaded directly from NARA or USDoT and other public sources. We extend our sincere appreciation to the NARA and USDoT staff and the many generous private researchers who continue to dedicate considerable time, personal resources and effort to preserve and make these plans available to the public and to posterity. These are plans of actual ships, not plans of ship models. Some come from the US Department of Transportation (USDoT) or from foreign national archives and museums. The detailed representations of the fabric of the ship, provided by the two- dimensional plans and profiles produced from the laser scan were colour-coded to. Most are general arrangement drawings such as US Navy 'Booklets of General Plans' drawings held by the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at College Park, Maryland. Ship plans available here are scans of original, declassified shipyard drawings released to the public by US Government agencies and other reputable public sources.
