] The ship Westfriesland, Capt. Huyskens Length from stem to sternpost: 118ft Beam: 28ft Hold: 10-1/2ft Height over hold: 6-1/2ft (het bovenet) 28 guns: 4 brass pieces 12 lbs 16 gotelingen 8 lbs 4 brass pieces 6 lbs 2 drakes 6 lbs 2 iron gotelingen 3 lbs Crew: 90 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
Monday, August 28, 2006
The ship Westfriesland
The Wrangell Collection document has new information about the ship Westfriesland, commanded by Hendrick Huyskens in 1652 and 1653. The ship was said to have been hired for f2000 and the crew employed for f1114. This is the data from the document:
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