The National Maritime Museum Cornwall holds an archive of plans by the well-known designer, Alan Buchanan which may be accessed on request. A summary of these is below. The list is work-in-progress as many of the plans are fragile or damaged and cataloguing is still under way.
To request more detail on any of these plans then contact us at library@nmmc.co.uk
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| ID | Name | Vessel | Description | Design | Design Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0340.0492 | SPARTAN | Oberon | 25ft 7in SPARTAN, Oberon 4 ton Fast Cruiser Spec 151 09/11/55 for A S Fulford Published copy of Plans held as originals not yet found GH 30/11/2019 | D0613 | |
| 0340.0486 | SPARTAN Type D | 23ft 2in SPARTAN Class 4 ton Sloop Spec 150 28/10/55 for D F Seaton (First Spec Dates in Notebooks) tbc NYC | D0607 | ||
| 0340.0788 | SPARTAN MkII | 23ft SPARTAN Type III Spec 327 C V Dowdall (4 ton Spartan type II) Spec 261 J Garside MK IISpec 348 for Spartan Type II, Prov Spec 377 Type II for K Watson. Tbc NYC | D0914 | ||
| 0340.0428 | SPARTAN Sp | 24ft 8in SPARTAN with counter On AB cupboard list Modified lines Spec 123 19/04/55 4 ton Sloop for Cdr C P Packard RN ,Spec 188 4 ton Sloop for Lord Churston 23/08/56 tbc NYC | D0549 | ||
| 0340.0533 | SPARTAN Sp JOG | 23ft 6in SPARTAN New Reverse Sheer Spec 163 for M P Randle 29/02/56 (Ist Spec date in notes ) Spec 331 4 Ton Type II for J A Nasmyth 4 sheets Cat | D0658 | ||
| 0340.1042 | SPARTAN Special | 23ft 4 ton SPARTAN for Mr Watson, Spec for K Watson D1170 & 914. tbc NYC | D1170 | ||
| 0340.1078 | SPARTAN Special | Salamati | 30ft SPARTAN Special SALAMATI Spec 421 03/11/59 for J B Bright 1 sheet Alterations to Accommodation Cat See also D 1040 | D1291b | |
| 0340.0913 | SPARTAN Special | 23ft 4 ton SPARTAN Special Spec 304 for J B Bright Spec 337 for P B Bright | D1040a | ||
| 0340.1290 | SPARTAN Special | 23ft 8in wooden strip planked SPARTAN Mk III 2-berth cruising boat, doghouse, Masthead rig Spec 774 26/01/70 for G Spreadborough – 4 sheets 2 GA & Sail Plan | D1909a | 1970 | |
| 0340.1009 | SPARTAN Special | 30ft SPARTAN Special Spec 357 4 ton 23ft Spartan Type 1 for A H Pierson USA. 1 sheet held Cat tbc | D1137a | ||
| 0340.1030 | SPARTAN Special | SPARTAN Special cockpit tbc NYC | D1158 | ||
| 0340.1197 | SPARTAN Type I Special | 30ft SPARTAN 4 ton Type I Special Spec 594 20/03/62 for G D Farley Spec 599 08/05/62 for G D Fairley 2 sheets of 4 held 1962 Cat | D1534a | 1962 | |
| 0340.1603 | Special G A Construction for 7 ton Fast Cruiser 1960 | D1411 | 1960 | ||
| 0340.0728 | Speed boat | 16 ft Speedboat | D0854 | ||
| 0340.0907 | Speed Boat | 12ft Speed Boat for Pochins? | D1034 | ||
| 0340.1022 | Speedboat | 13ft Speedboat for Venables | D1150 | ||
| 0340.1016 | Speedboat | 12ft 4in Speedboat Sabberton | D1144 | ||
| 0340.1024 | speedboat | 13ft Speedboat Caton | D1152 | ||
| 0340.1037 | Speedboat | Seamaster Speedboat | D1165 | ||
| 0340.1005 | Speedboat | 13ft Speedboat | D1133 | ||
| 0340.0983 | Speedboat | 12ft Sabberton Speedboat | D1110 | ||
| 0340.1023 | Speedboat | 12ft 8in Beam 4ft 10in Plywood Inboard Speedboat powered by 4-cylinder Ford petrol engine, speed around 20 knots, Sabberton – 1 sheet Cat | D1151 | 1959 | |
| 0340.1426 | Speedboat | 13ft Chine ply speedboat for up to 35 h.p. outboards for Petal Marine- 3 sheets found Cat | D1299b | 1959 | |
| 0340.1422 | Speedboat | 15ft x 5ft 5in. Draft 2ft 2in. Clinker built Inboard speedboat. Speed around 20 knots | D1453 | ||
| 0340.1044 | Speedboat | Fox & Clarks Speedboat | D1172 | ||
| 0340.0984 | Speedboat GRP | 12ft GRP Speedboat | D1111 | ||
| 0340.1167 | Sports fisherman | 52ft wooden Sports Fisherman Spec 531 96/01/61 for D Susman | D1415 | ||
| 0340.1337 | Sportsman Cruiser | 27ft. Sportsman Cruiser for Easticks Yacht Station Acle. Sketches of 3 proposals for a 27 ft Sportsboat and a set of working drawings dated 1961/62. 12 sheets in all | D1455a | 1962 | |
| 0340.0515 | SPRINGTIDE | Springtide | 50ft 34 TM wooden Aux Ketch Spec 445 SPRINGTIDE ON 187615 built Priors 10/57 owner E Palfrey. | D0636 | 1956 |
| 0340.1175 | Steel fast cruiser | 36ft 11 ton Steel Fast Cruiser Spec 550 03/05/61 for W H Gough Cooper | D1465a | ||
| 0340.1534 | Steel Ambulance Launch Commercial | 36ft steel Ambulance launch for Milford Haven by Steelcraft dated 21.03.86 | D2269 | 1986 | |
| 0340.1199 | Steel Aux Ketch | 71ft 9in Steel Aux Ketch Spec 603 25/06/62 & Spec 626 for J M Liddell & Sons Ltd to be built Blythe Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. See also D1567 | D1544b | ||
| 0340.0981 | Steel C/B Cruiser | Ferroso | 35ft/24 (WL)10 ton Steel Centreboard Cruiser Spec 370 steel work only, Spec 561 for Dr A Hudson See YM 1960/09 Sloop. First one built in Goole by D E Scarr as FERROSO ON 301640 others to this design have been built in Holland for Dutch Owners YM 09/1960 | D1108a | |
| 0340.1015 | Steel C/B Cruiser Racer | 35ft Steel C/B Cruiser Racer Sloop Spec 372 completrion of woodwork for S Schuil | D1143 | ||
| 0340.1272 | Steel C/B fast cruiser | 38ft Steel Centreboard Fast Cruising Yacht Spec 747 08/04/68 for R E Glover proposal tbc | D1855 | 1968 | |
| 0340.1181 | Steel C/B yawl | Sea Star tbc | 15 TM Steel Centre board Yawl Spec 559 26/06/61 for A Stratchoff believed built as SEA STAR 302147 by Van Wavern tbc | D1473a | |
| 0340.1195 | Steel C/B Yawl | 36 ft 11 1/2 ton Steel Centreboard Yawl Steel hull conventionally framed Stringers and tie plate deck Wooden decks and cabintop (7sheets) Spec 589 25/01/62 parts 1 & 2 for B Poulie | D1519a | ||
| 0340.1215 | Steel C/B yawl | 43ft 13M Steel Centreboard Yawl Spec 647 16/05/63 for V D Kamp | D1585a | ||
| 0340.1511 | Steel cargo launch Commercial | 35ft Steel Chine Cargo Launch for Zambia | D2238 | ||
| 0340.1329 | Steel chine cruising yacht | 40ft Steel Double Chine conic Cruising Yacht Flush deck deck house and cockpit aft . Transom hung rudder . Ketch or Cutter rig (8 sheets) Spec 850 17/05/89 | D2199b | ||
| 0340.1321 | Steel Chine Motor sailer | 37ft Steel double chine conics hull Ketch rigged Motor Sailer steel decks and deckwork . Centre closed wheel house with fore and aft accommodation (8 sheets) Spec 831 No date for A McCullock | D2183 | ||
| 0340.1624 | Steel Chine Motor sailer | 37ft Double Chine Steel Motor Sailer | D2182b | ||
| 0340.1564 | Steel Chine Yacht | 26ft proposed Chine steel Yacht for Zeal Craft Northwich 16/8/89 | D2287 | 1989 | |
| 0340.1328 | Steel Conic Hull | 26ft Steel Chine conically developed hull . Raised topsides Deckhouse and cockpit aft 4 berths Sloop rigged Transom stern t Spec 847 16/12/88 (stock plans) Refered to as Steel Eventide by the Eventide Owners Assn set of pdfs transferred to the NMMC 2019. | D2266b | ||
| 0340.1325 | Steel Conic Hull | 20ft Steel Chine conic developed hull Raised topsides small deckhouse .Transom hung rudder ( 4 sheets) Spec 844 01/10/85 Based on wooden 20ft Chine WILD DUCK designed for YM. Hulls available from Steel Craft Wales | D2251b | 1985 | |
| 0340.1331 | Steel Conic Hull Special | 32ft Steel single chine conically developed hull Raised topsides .deckhouse and cockpit aft . Transom stern Comfortable accommodation for long ocean passages . Ketch rigged (7 sheets ) Spec 853 07/08/91 | D2293b | ||
| 0340.0753 | Steel Cruiser | 6 1/2 ton steel Cruiser for G Bakker 1 off Yeoman ? | D0879 | ||
| 0340.1045 | Steel Cruiser | 33ft 11 ton Steel Cruiser Spec 403,Spec 418 29/10 59 for Sqd Ldrs Whitby & Storey | D1173 | ||
| 0340.1193 | Steel Cruiser racer | 35ft Steel Cruiser Racer . Steel hull Conventional framing . Stringer and tie frame deck , Wooden decks and cabin top Masthead sloop or yawl (9 sheets) Spec 584 23/01/62 for Stolp A4 GA Acc Sheet 3 & Sail plans Sheet 4 (ketch) 7 6 (Sloop) 6 sheets Cat & Racked 9/01 GH | D1509a | 1961 | |
| 0340.1326 | Steel Cruising Ketch | 53ft Steel Aux Cruising Ketch Spec 845 06/06/86 for Dickinson & 09/07/87 for Munton & Bryon Holdings Ltd. Set of folded Lloyds Approved plans held ++ large roll NYC | D2273b | 1986 |