MEI LING: Auxiliary brigantine, Design #383

plans set

20 sheets of plans for 70 ft. auxiliary brigantine, MEI LING (built 1958), design #383 by William Garden. Dates on plans range from 08-1956 to 12-1958. One sister ship was built, see also SP.1990.10.96.305. Plans available for Catalog # 96.303 / Design # 383:
Plan # Description of Plan Scale Date
1 Profile and Plan. 1/4" Aug ‘56
2 Sail Plan and Arrangement 1/4” Aug ‘56
3 Lines and Offsets 1/2" Sep, ‘57
4 Construction Section and Specs 1’ Sep ‘56
Plans drawn by Ingalls Taiwain Shipbuilding Co. (cannot be duplicated):
5 Arrangement – Deck, Salon, and Cabin Plan 1/2” No date.
6 General Arrangement – Inboard Profile 1/2” Oct ‘58
7 Body Plan 1/2” Aug ‘58
8 Shell Expansion 1/2” Aug ‘58
9 Traverse Section – Structural 1/3 1/2” Aug ‘58
10 Traverse Section – Structural 2/3 1/2” Sep ‘58
11 Traverse Section – Structural 3/3 1/2'” Sep ‘58
12 Stern Frame with Details 1/2” Sep ‘58
13 Stem – Elevation Various Sep ‘58
14 Plan and Elevation Structural – 1/2 1/2” Dec ‘58
15 Plan and Elevation Structural – 2/2 1/2" Dec ‘58
16 Arrangement of Steering Gear Various Nov ‘58
17 Arrangement of Worm Gear Box Various Nov ‘58
18 Electrical Equipment Arrangement 1” No date.
19 Electrical System No scale. No date.
20 Sketch of Aft Cabin Elevation No scale . No date.

Mystic Seaport, Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, William Garden Collection