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
| ID | Name | Vessel | Description | Design | Design Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0340.1106 | 39ft Goulette | 39ft wooden Goulette Du Cotentin Spec 854 03/02/92 Roll found very badly damaged unrolled and 26 sheets recovered name NIERE MAQUE appears. | D2295 | ||
| 0340.1307 | 39ft Ocean Racer | 39ft wooden strip planked Ocean Racer Prov Outline Spec 800 13/12/72 for J J L Holland Martin | D2046 | 1972 | |
| 0340.1310 | 39ft Steel Ocean Cruising Ketch | 39ft Steel Ocean Cruising Ketch Spec 806 21/11/73 for D H Dobbs Steelwork, | D2081 | ||
| 0340.0058 | 39ft Tug Commercial | 39ft Diesel Tug Spec 23 28/12/50 for Brown & Son Ltd Timber Merchants Chelmsford. 20/11/50 tbc | D0175 | 1950 | |
| 0340.0100 | 4 ton C/B Sloop | 4 ton C/B Sloop 09/09/52 tbc | D0220 | 1952 | |
| 0340.0229 | 4 ton Gaff | 4 ton Gaff | D0351 | ||
| 0340.0082 | 4 ton Sloop SPINAWAY Special | 4 ton CB Sloop Spec No 37 09/04/52 for A L Price SPINAWAY? Note lines used for D0221 as well | D0202a | 1951 | |
| 0340.0005 | 4 ton WIND ELF Class | Wind Elf, Elfeen, Hightime, | 4 ton Aux Cruiser WIND ELF original 1947 design | D0111a | 1947 |
| 0340.0049 | 4 Tonner | 4 tonner 18/22 14/06/50 Provisional Spec 27 21/06/50 for Dr J C V Hindhaugh | D0166 | ||
| 0340.1618 | 40 ft Steel General Cargo Launch. | 40ft Steel General Purpose Cargo Launch dated 23/9/60 | D1399 | ||
| 0340.0922 | 40ft 12 ton Admiralty Training yacht | Spec | D1048 | ||
| 0340.0251 | 40ft FV Commercial | 40ft Fishing Boat | D0373 | ||
| 0340.0275 | 40ft Motor Cruiser | 40ft Motor Cruiser | D0397 | ||
| 0340.0936 | 40ft Motor Sailer | D1063 | |||
| 0340.0962 | 40ft Passenger Motor Tender | D1089 | |||
| 0340.0276 | 40ft Trawler Commercial | 40ft Trawler | D0398 | ||
| 0340.0202 | 41ft 3in Deep water cruiser Colin Archer Type | Growler tbc | 41ft 3in 24 ton TM deep water cruiser Colin Archer type Spec 107 No date, Spec 771 See YM 1960/09 note lead keel in this version 1954 3 sheets racked + 1 PL28. 23/6/22 remaing drawings marked up and entered into database. Minor repairs carried out on shts 11 & 13. | D0324a | |
| 0340.0231 | 41ft 9in Deep water Cruiser | 41ft 9in 18 ton deep water cruiser Spec 110 for Mr S Thomas see also D1070 for engine installation. | D0353 | ||
| 0340.0068 | 41ft Aux Cutter Conversion | Karin III | 41ft KARIN III 30 ton Scandinavian Aux Cutter Spec 27 15/09/51 Conversion . Note KARIN III ON 149336 owner Mrs P M Buchanan 41ft Aux Cutter LYR 1953. | D0187 | |
| 0340.1116 | 41ft Ocean racer | 41ft Aluminium Ocean Racer Spec 536 14/02/61 and ,Prelim Spec 539 for J M Laing Not built | D1441 | ||
| 0340.0044 | 42ft Ocean racer | 42ft Ocean Racer tbc | D0161 | ||
| 0340.0963 | 42ft Pasenger Motor Tender | D1090 | |||
| 0340.1111 | 42ft Steel Cockle dredger | 42ft Steel Chine Fishing Vessel for cockle suction dredging. Spec 828 01/05/78 for Johnson Sons & Jago | D2167 | 1978 | |
| 0340.1104 | 42ft Steel Launch Commercial | 42ft Steel Passenger Launch Spec 857 06/04/94 for Dunlewey, Eire penultimate entry. | D2312 | ||
| 0340.1320 | 43ft GRP Cruising Ketch | Sechoma | 43ft GRP with stringers Cruising Ketch Spec 830 No date for Allen , Australia. Possibly SECHOMA ? | D2168b | |
| 0340.1115 | 43ft Steel Launch Commercial | 43ft Steel passenger/cargo Launch Preliminary Spec 840 21/07/83 for Johnson Sons & Jago | D2236 | ||
| 0340.1552 | 44ft 7in 2 ton cup GRP and alloy for J Grubic | 31/1/74 | D2086b | 1974 | |
| 0340.1313 | 44ft Cruising Ketch Ferro Cement | Walkabout | 44 ft Ferro cement Transom Sterned Cruising Ketch Spec 817 14/04/75 for M Saunders Referred to as WALKABOUT 11 on plans | D2104 | |
| 0340.0254 | 45ft 9in Aux Ketch | Adamina | 45ft 9in 19 ton Aux Ketch Adamina Prov Spec 83 | D0376 | |
| 0340.0253 | 45ft MFV Commercial | 45 ft MFV | D0375 | ||
| 0340.0077 | 45ft Motor Cruiser Conversion | 45ft Motor Cruiser 12/12/51 Pinnace MINOTAUR. Ex RN Built 1914 Not found | D0197 | ||
| 0340.0110 | 45ft Motor Yacht | Monaleen | 45ft LOA 20 tonTM Motor Yacht Spec 54 13/12/52 for Sabberton Bros of Wroxham found NYC | D0230a | |
| 0340.1656 | 45ft Steel Motor Yacht | G A Acc 25/11/61 | D1443 | 1961 | |
| 0340.1113 | 46ft Fast Cruising Cutter | 46ft Steel Fast Cruising Cutter Spec 778 for R E Jennings, | D1866a | 1970 | |
| 0340.0160 | 47ft Pinnace conversion | Rosamund | 47ft Pinnace Conversion Spec No 84 Conversion of 47ft pinnace ROSAMUND 11 sheets. | D0283 | |
| 0340.0264 | 48ft MFV Commercial | 48ft MFV Spec 82 North Sea Carriers | D0386 | ||
| 0340.0270 | 48ft MFV Commercial | 48ft wooden MFV | D0392 | ||
| 0340.1305 | 48ft Motor Yacht | 48ft wooden Twin Screw Motor Yacht Spec 801 09/03/73 for J L Tremolieres | D2026a | ||
| 0340.0207 | 5 1/2 ton Cruising Yawl | 5 1/2 ton hard chine cruising yawl Spec 76 for Mr Gurney Builder Staheli 8 Sheets including alternative Bermudan sail Plan and Lead keel. | D0329a | 1954 | |
| 0340.0298 | 5 1/2 ton Sloop | 5 1/2 ton Sloop | D0420 | ||
| 0340.0331 | 5 1/2 ton Sloop | 5 1/2 ton Sloop QUANTUM Sail plan | D0453 | ||
| 0340.0308 | 5 1/2 tonner accommodation Special | Accommodation 5 1/2 tonner | D0430 | ||
| 0340.0097 | 5 Metre NORMA | Norma | 5 metre yacht NORMA 20/08/52 Spec No 50 No date for J Starke Conversion and construction of new Cabin Top and Dog House. On AB In cupboard list | D0217 | |
| 0340.0459 | 5 ton Fast Cruiser | 1 Sheet G A p on tp for Carl Latham dated June 1953 | D0580 | 1953 | |
| 0340.0127 | 5 ton Fast Cruiser | 5 ton Fast Cruiser Sheet 2 sail plan dated 13.04.53 | D0247 | 1953 | |
| 0340.0262 | 5 ton Gaff | 5 ton Gaff | D0384 | ||
| 0340.1253 | 50ft Aux ketch | spec 720 25/03/66 for Dott A Combe prpoosal tbc | D1756 | ||
| 0340.0964 | 50ft Passenger & Cargo Launch | D1091 | |||
| 0340.0311 | 50ft Passenger launch | 50ft wood passenger launch | D0433 | ||
| 0340.0752 | 51ft Ketch | Cara Mia | 51ft Ketch for Mr Mossler built as CARA MIA by Cantieri Sangamani 1/1959 1 sheet to add to racked roll | D0878 |