diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/application/App.kt b/src/main/kotlin/application/App.kt
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+package application
+
+import javafx.application.Application
+import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader
+import javafx.scene.Parent
+import javafx.scene.Scene
+import javafx.stage.Stage
+
+class App : Application() {
+
+
+    override fun start(primaryStage: Stage?) {
+
+        val fxmlLoader = FXMLLoader(App::class.java.getResource("/gui/mainApp.fxml"))
+
+        val parent: Parent = fxmlLoader.load()
+
+//        val controller: MainAppController = fxmlLoader.getController()
+
+        val scene = Scene(parent)
+
+        primaryStage!!.scene = scene
+        primaryStage.title = "Maritime Visualisation"
+        primaryStage.width = 667.0
+        primaryStage.height = 375.0
+        primaryStage.show()
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            launch(App::class.java)
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/application/ui/MenuBar.kt b/src/main/kotlin/application/ui/MenuBar.kt
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+package application.ui
+
+import javafx.fxml.FXML
+
+class MenuBar {
+
+    @FXML
+    fun initialize() {
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/application/ui/ShipList.kt b/src/main/kotlin/application/ui/ShipList.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/application/ui/ShipList.kt
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+package application.ui
+
+class ShipList {
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/gui/mainApp.fxml b/src/main/resources/gui/mainApp.fxml
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+++ b/src/main/resources/gui/mainApp.fxml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+
+<?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0"
+            prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.241" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
+    <children>
+        <fx:include source="menuBar.fxml" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0"
+                    AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0"/>
+        <SplitPane dividerPositions="0.29797979797979796" layoutY="25.0" prefHeight="379.0" prefWidth="594.0"
+                   AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="-4.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="6.0"
+                   AnchorPane.topAnchor="25.0">
+            <items>
+                <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="100.0">
+                    <children>
+                        <fx:include source="shipList.fxml" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0"
+                                    AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0"/>
+                    </children>
+                </AnchorPane>
+                <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="100.0">
+                    <children>
+                        <SplitPane dividerPositions="0.5" layoutX="127.0" layoutY="74.0" orientation="VERTICAL"
+                                   prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="160.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0"
+                                   AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                            <items>
+                                <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="100.0" prefWidth="160.0"/>
+                                <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="100.0" prefWidth="160.0"/>
+                            </items>
+                        </SplitPane>
+                    </children>
+                </AnchorPane>
+            </items>
+        </SplitPane>
+    </children>
+</AnchorPane>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/gui/menuBar.fxml b/src/main/resources/gui/menuBar.fxml
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+++ b/src/main/resources/gui/menuBar.fxml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.scene.control.MenuBar?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Menu?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem?>
+<MenuBar prefHeight="25.0" prefWidth="600.0" fx:controller="application.ui.MenuBar" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.241" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
+    <menus>
+        <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="File">
+            <items>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Close"/>
+            </items>
+        </Menu>
+        <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="Edit">
+            <items>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Delete"/>
+            </items>
+        </Menu>
+        <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="Help">
+            <items>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="About"/>
+            </items>
+        </Menu>
+    </menus>
+</MenuBar>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/gui/shipList.fxml b/src/main/resources/gui/shipList.fxml
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+++ b/src/main/resources/gui/shipList.fxml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
+<ListView prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0"
+          AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0"
+          fx:controller="application.ui.ShipList" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.241" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1"/>