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
Thursday, July 20, 2006
What if the English report was correct, and Sipke Fockes' ship on 29 May 1652 carried 37 guns?
I know that Sipke Fockes' ship in 1652 and early 1653 was the Sint Maria, which carried 28 guns. This is quite at odds with the English report that they took a ship of 37 guns on 29 May 1652, but abandoned it, as it appeared to be about to sink. The Dutch recovered the ship and towed it in, in a dismasted condition. Thanks to Carl Stapel, we have wind of a Sint Maria of larger dimensions that could have carried 37 guns. I hope to have access to the document to assess the information.
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