This is an ongoing discussion about 17th Century naval wargaming (really, 1620-1720). Part of what is offered are scenarios for games: orders-of-battle, ship lists, battle descriptions, and scenarios for Age of Sail II-Privateers Bounty (a sailing warfare computer simulation/game), suitable scaled for that environment. Copyright (c) 2003-2004 James C. Bender
Monday, September 13, 2004
A Dutch ship in 1654 with 18pdrs on the lower tier
The Stad en Lande, built in 1653, actually had a lower tier with 18pdrs in July 1654. This is the ship built by Amsterdam, as it is 136ft long. The dimensions were: 136ft x 34ft x 14ft. In July 1654, the captain was Pieter van Brakel. The armament consisted of 48 guns: 4-brass 18pdr, 18-iron 18pdr, 4-brass 8pdr, 16-iron 8pdr, and 6-brass 6pdr drakes. Obviously, the upper tier was armed with 8pdrs, with the 6pdrs on the quarterdeck.
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