The ship, the Vergulde Buys Length from stem to sternpost: 112ft Beam: 23-1/2ft Hold: 10-1/2ft Height between decks (?): 5ftPerhaps I will be able to read more in a few days, but that is about the extent of what I can currently read.
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, August 21, 2006
The Friesland fireship Vergulde Buys, hired in Amsterdam
Friesland hired their ships in Amsterdam in 1652. One of those ships hired was the ship Vergulde Buys, which served as a fireship. These seem to be the particulars (from the notes of S. Hart, from the Gemeentearchief Amsterdam):
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