Great Lakes steamship WILLOWGLEN antique blue prints

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is a BEAUTIFUL set of original blue-prints (NOT copies, the actual blue ink type drawings)... of the Great Lakes Engineering Works "Maritimer" class ships built during WW-II. T are FOUR blue-prints in total, folded up in an envelope from Port Arthur Shipbuilding and addressed to the "Steamer WILLOWGLEN", which was the ex-JOSEPH X. ROBERT and originally either the LEHIGH or STEELTON, as per the names on these plans. The first drawing is titled "Midship Section". ALL of the blue-prints are titled "Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI, Hull Dept." and have the engineers name, date, approval date, and drawing number. Each one also has a conversion table that lists Builders Hull No. and U.S. Maritime Commission Hull No. and w each hull is to be built, for the WHOLE series of these ships. For example... 525 588 Ashtabula 290 579 River Rouge etc, etc So, back to this first drawing... it is the Midship Section drawn by A.J. Peters Oct. 17, 1941 and is drawing # 113 - 670 with a scale of 1/2" = 1 foot. The second print shows the whole ship and is titled "General Arrangement", 1/16" = 1 foot, by J. Black, Nov. 13, 1941 and approved by the U.S.B.M.I.N. (whatever that is!) on March 25, 1942. It is drawing # 113 - 675. The 3rd one is the "Docking Plan" (showing blocking placement for dry-docking, etc) and again shows the entire ship's profile and also a hull section. It's scale is 1/2" & 1/16" = 1 foot and is plan # 113 - 718 drawn by J.P.L. on Jan. 29, 1943 and approved by the U.S. Maritime Commission on Feb. 20, 1943. The last one is the best... measuring nearly 6-feet long and 2.5' tall, this amazing drawing is just begging to be framed and displayed on your wall! It's a beautiful drawing of this amazing ship. By now, this final drawing shows even interior detail and placement of fittings and furnishings. And by now, the ships this drawing represents even have names! The drawing is titled "Outboard Profile & Capacity Plan for the Steamers LEHIGH (295) and STEELTON (293) by the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI, Hull Department" drawn by R.H. Soule on Jan. 12, 1943, drawing # 113 - 717, 1/16" = 1 foot, approved by the U.S.M.C. on June 24, 1943. It also has notes on it, "1-21-75, Revised Lightship Weight Per Strapping and Oil Conversion" -CBW 12/71. The drawing also notes differences between hull numbers such as placement of masts, etc. Together this is an amazing set of drawings and gives incredible builder details of these terriffic ships that lasted so long on the Great Lakes (some are still sailing today!). However, this particular one was sold for scrap in recent years. This last drawing is the biggest and most detailed. The others measure in the 4 to 5-foot long range and they are all about 2.5' tall. Would make an amazing addition to your collection! Please note that these are very old original blue-prints and are NOT in perfect condition. They show the average wear & tear for a paper document of this age, such as a few minor rips & tears, fragil fold lines, light stains, etc. But, all in all, they are beautiful for as old as they are and the outboard profiles of the ship itself are all in excellent condition and absolutely suitable for framing! If you'd like to see the photos larger in email or have any questions, feel free to ask me! Also, please excuse the rather young ebay account... I am new to this but rest easy, I personally guarantee you WILL be pleased with the transaction, as I have a friend assisting me who has done this for years. I will ship everything in a timely fashion and package the items carefully. I am selling this railroad and nautical collection, which was my cousin's, who was 15 years in the business. All these items were from his office. Please take a moment to check out the other listings. Thank you! read more

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