Jane's Fighting Ships is an annual reference book of international warships organized by country. Each volume contains data, images and other information about these ships.
Our print run of Jane's Fighting Ships goes back to the early 1900s. The newest edition in our collection is in the First Floor Reference area. Older editions are available on the Third Floor at call number VA40. F52. Contact the engineering librarian for help finding older volumes.
Finding Parent Ship Data
Finding data for your ship design can be tricky. Get started with these resources and ask the engineering librarian for help if you need it.
An alphabetical index to over 10,000 ship histories documenting nearly every ship that the US Navy has put to sea. Entries include physical information, commissioning, service record, notable actions, and decommissioning. Drawings, photographs, and documents are also included.
A starting point for specs and pricing for various boats, motors and personal watercraft. Confirm the information you find here on the manufacturer's website, if possible.
The National Archives’ Cartographic Branch holds ship engineering drawings for a majority of vessels commissioned by the United States Navy dating from the 1790s through the Korean War era. These drawings mostly consist of inboard and outboard profiles, deck plans, and sections, although additional general arrangement drawings exist for some ships.
These records document the ship during both active duty and as a memorial and exhibit. Materials consist of original ships plans and plans reproductions, prints, posters, audiovisual materials, and records of the Battleship Texas Commission and the Battleship Texas Advisory Board. Records are dated 1900-1990s, undated. Most of the original ships plans, as well as all of the reproductions, prints, posters, and audiovisual materials have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
The foundation's online resources include historic editions of Lloyd's Register of Ships, ship plans and survey reports, casualty returns, World Fleet Statistics, and more.
