Old Steam Navy Ship Plans
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Confederate Ram ManassasOSNSP - 001: Confederate Ram Manassas in 1/196 scale. We have a four page package of ships plans and model photos of the Confederate ironclad CSS Manassas. It is the only set of plans available for this vessel that includes hull lines for the tug Enoch Train from which it was converted. It also includes carefully researched plans of the conversion details as well as instructions regarding its one stack / two stack configuration. Plans drawn by Ed Parent SKU:OSNSP-001 $50.00 |
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Passaic Class MonitorOSNSP - 002 Passaic Class Monitor - Two sheets in 3/16th scale drawn in 1896. Drawings include cross section, scheer & profile including hurricane deck, main deck view, inboard details including cross sections of the turret, bulkheads, stern, bow and boat davits. (Ships of class: Camanche; Catskill, [1869 (changed to) Goliath]; Lehigh; Nahant, [1869, Atlas]; Nantucket, [1869, Medusa]; Patapsco; Sangamon, [1869, Jason] & Weehawken). More detail then you can imagine. I think you could build a new Monitor with these plans. SKU:OSNSP-002 $50.00 |
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CSS ArkansasOSNSP-003 Confederate Ram Arkansas - Two sheets drawn by Ed Parent in 1/96th scale. Plans also includes article written by Ed Parent for a popular ship model magazine detailing how he would design a model, lots of pictures of his CSS Arkansas plus a table comparing his conclusions relative to other plans of the Arkansas. The text is 16 pages long and details every known historical fact as to how the ship was built, drawings of its casemate, and Miliken's live sketch of the ram. These are the plans we used to construct our model of the Arkansas. Sheet One includes elevation and the deck plan. Sheet Two includes the half breadth/lower hull, and sheer and body plan. SKU:OSNSP-003 $50.00 |
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CSS TennesseeOSNSP - 004 CSS Tennessee: Three pages in 1/192 scale. Includes lift construction, detailed drawing of inboard profile, gun deck, berth deck and sections; as well as, top and side views. These plans were drawn by Ed Parent. We also include several pages from the historical record detailing the notes taken on her construction once captured by the Union. These are essential for any model maker. SKU:OSNSP-004 $50.00 |
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USS OzarkOSNSP - 007 USS Ozark ship plans in 1/192 scale. There are no ship plans by anyone on the Ozark. The collection includes plans,, four color photos of Ed Parents model as well as other photos and sketches of the ship. The Ozark was the first built inland turret monitor and had four props. SKU:OSNSP-007 $50.00 |
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USS NiagaraOSNSP-006 A plans package for the steam sloop USS Niagara includes an 18 page comprehensive and well illustrated biography of this unique vessel from her launching, Atlantic cable laying, various conversions and final resting place. |
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USS VindicatorOSNSP - 008 - USS Vindicator: Prior to her building, Charles Ellet had converted civilian vessels into fast unarmed rams manned by civilian volunteers for use on the Mississippi River against Confederate ironclads during the Civil War, After their success at Memphis it was decided to create two purpose built rams for use by the Union Navy. Their names were Vindicator and Avenger. As with earlier rams, a huge fore & aft bulkhead divided the hold in two and ran its length. In these new rams an improved hull was designed for high speed with an extremely pointed bow and a hexagonal cross section with side points at the waterline. Huge boilers and engines gave Vindicator an astounding speed of 13 mph upstream and 20 mph downstream. She participated in the Yazoo River campaign and in the chase of the CSS Webb in April 1865 as that vessel attempted to escape to the sea. The Vindicator and Avenger were armed with a 100 pounder pivot rifle on their fantail as well as several 24 pounders. The package will contain two 11" x 17" sheets containing the 1/192 model building instructions, three 8 1/2" x 11" sheets with six 5"x7" color images of my completed model, three 8 1/2" x 11" sheets with copies of the only 3 NH photos on record. One 8 1/2" x 11" sheet with the entire vessel dimensions, armament, displacement, construction features and brief history.
SKU:OSNSP - 008 $50.00 |
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Union Mortar RaftDetailed plans for building an HO Scale model of these unique Civil War craft are offered by "Old Steam Navy". The plans package includes description of HO scale artillery figures as well as details on the scratch building of a 13 inch mortar. Contemporary engravings and photos are included as well as several color photos of the author's model. These vessels,used for seige bombardment in many Civil War campaigns, were fortified, floating platforms supporting mortar cannon and crew. The crew maneuvered the rafts, that steamboats had previously towed upstream, with the two long sweeps as they drifted past the target. Once in range, a crew lit the fuse to fire the mortar, then took shelter from the concussion on the triangular decks outside the oak and boiler plate enclosure. Plans drawn by Ed Parent. The plans can easily be converted into 1/32nd scale via magification via the copier. Mortar rafts were used at Island No. 10, Battle of New Orleans, This set includes 17 pages of diagrams and other information: 1-2 ~ Ed Parent's HO scale model of MB - 6 color images 3-6 ~ Contemporary photo , engravings, historical photos 7 ~ Ed Parent sketch of MB at Truxton Decatour Museum 8-15 ~ Ordnance Instructions for the US Navy, 1880 16 ~ Harpers Magazind, 1862 MB engraving 17 ~ Ed Parent HO scale model plans - Union Mortar Boat with 13 Inch Seacoast mortar SKU:OSNCP-005 $40.00 |
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USS CALHOUNOSNSP - USS CALHOUN: SKU:OSNSP-009 $50.00A 508 ton side wheel steamer built in 1851 as the civilian steamer Cuba, this vessel became a Confederate privateer in May 1861 named Calhoun and took 5 prizes. Later that year she joined the Confederate navy as a gunboat taking part in lower Mississippi River operations. Captured by the Federals ,she was placed in commission as USS Calhoun in March 1862. Armament was 2 32pdr and 1 30 pdr rifles. Initially serving as a blockader, she captured several vessels off the Mississippi and in inland waters. Starting in November 1862, she engaged Confederate warships and forces ashore. She continued operation in the same areas until February 1864 when she was Admiral Farragut's flagship during bombardment of Fort Powell at Mobile Bay. Decommissioned in May 1864, Calhoun was turned over to the U.S.Army in early June serving as the General Sedgewick until the end of the Civil War. Sold in 1865, she regained her old name and long served as SS Calhoun. |
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CSS LOUISIANAOSNSP - 010 CSS Louisiana was one of two large casemated ironclads laid down in New Orleans in late 1861 for use on the Mississippi River. Designed and built by Edward C. Murray, she was hastily constructed but still incomplete with insufficient crew, no deck armor, or propeller engines, in April, 1862 when she was commissioned and towed downstream to be used as a floating battery tied to the river bank to defend Confederate forts threatened by advancing Union forces. Soldiers from the forts were transferred to Louisiana to handle the guns. Workmen remained on board to complete the vessel. Her two tandem centerline paddle wheels were unsuccesful in moving the vessel upstream. Engines for the twin screws to be used for steering were not ready. During one of the brief engagements with passing Federal vessels her captain, Commander McIntosh, was killed. After later surrender of the Confederate forst, Louisian was set on fire and exploded to prevent capture. These plans were drawn by our expert Ed Parent the author of many articles in Ships N Scale and other model magazines and publications. PAGE CONTENTS PAGE SIZE Click on the picture to see Ed Parent's model of the CSS Louisiana! SKU:OSNSP-10 $50.00 |