Plates from Pâris Souvenirs de Marine Perfect Holiday Gift

Souvenirs de Marine by François-Edmond Pâris

One of Most Sought-after Source Books for Model Ship Builders and maritime history enthusiasts alike

Selected Plates from Souvenirs de Marine brings together 130 ship plans from Pâris's historic work.

Selected Plates from Souvenirs de Marine

Vice-Admiral François-Edmond Pâris was a French naval officer who is well known in his home country for his significant contributions to naval engineering during the transition from sail to steam and his leadership of the Musée national de la Marine, but now is mainly remembered outside of France for his detailed books on the subject of naval architecture.
Ship model builders and maritime history enthusiasts alike are constantly on the lookout for copies of his books, which can range into the thousands of dollars for vintage editions.
However, we have brought together Selected plates from Souvenirs de Marine, plates from "Souvenirs de Marine. Collection de plans ou dessins de navires et de bateaux anciens ou modernes existants ou disparus avec les éléments numériques nécessaores à leur construction" (A Record of Navy:  Collection of plans or drawings of vessels and of boats ancient or modern, existing or disappeared, with the numerical elements necessary for their construction.) for just $9.99 on Amazon.
Our edition features more than 90 plates from the first two volumes of this set, and feature more than 130 ship plans from vessels ranging from ancient triremes to late 19th Century warships. Vessels from across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the U.S. are included.  The plates are indexed by plate number, type of vessel, name of vessel, and the country region of the vessel.
We've also included a biography of Vice-Admiral François-Edmond Pâris and a bibliography of his works, and an article "How to Read a Ship Plan" that explains how the lines on a two-dimensional plan picture the shape of a three-dimensional ship.
Selected Plates from Souvenirs de Marine is a sure hit with the model ship builder or maritime history enthusiast on your holiday gift list!

Free Ship Plans of French Cargo Vessel Golo

1933 French cargo vessel Golo

French cargo vessel Golo, built in 1933, would be a great ship model to document the inter-war years in European shipbuilding.
Check out our page featuring 15 highly-detailed free ship plans of Golo.

Free Ship Plans of Spanish Mine-laying Vessel

Spanish Navy Mine-laying Boat also Transported Torpedoes

Spanish name “Barcaza para Embarque y Fondeo de Minas y Transporte de Torpedoes”

Translates to “Barge for Shipment and Anchoring of Mines and Transport of Torpedoes”

Spanish Navy Mine-layer

This 1950s Spanish naval vessel was used to transport mines and torpedoes, and also worked as a mine-layer.
The smaller size of this boat would make it suitable for a larger scale ship model. The hard-chine hull would make scratch-building a model easier as well.
Check out the free ship plans for the Spanish navy mine-layer at TheModelShipwright.com