The ship Batavia, Capt. Naalhout Length from stem to sternpost: 136ft Beam: 29ft Hold: 14ft Height over hold: 7ft 44 guns: Lower Deck: 20-12pdr Upper Deck: 16-8pdr, 8-3pdr Crew: 148 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 29, 2006
The ship Batavia, which fought in the Battle of Lowestoft
Nicolaas Naalhout commanded the ship Batavia at the Battle of Lowestoft. Ron van Maanen says that the Batavia had been purchased on 1 April 1665 at Zaandam by the Rotterdam Chamber of the VOC. The ship was returned to the VOC by the navy in 1666. Ron also has details of the ship in his document:
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