The ship, the Faam, kapitein Jacob Cornelisz Swart Length from stem to sternpost: 116ft Beam: 28ft Hold: 11ft Height between decks: 7ft 28 guns: 4-brass 12pdr 8-iron 12pdr 8-iron 8pdr 6-iron 6pdr 2-iron 3pdr Crew: 105 men
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
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
I have a document that definitively shows that Jacob Cornelisz Swart commanded the Faam in 1653
I have a document that shows definitively that Jacob Cornelisz Swart was captain of the Amsterdam Director's ship Faam, at least in early 1653. This is the only handwritten document that I recall seeing that has his full name: Jacob Cornelisz Swart with the information about his ship, the Faam. In case that you are not familiar with this ship, which served from early 1652 until at least late 1653, here are the specifications:
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