- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships and Captain 1652-1654", 2006
- Dr. Simon Hart, papers from the Amsterdam notarial archives, Gemeentearchief Amsterdam: Arch. nr. 883, Inv. nr. 471
- Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated, but circa 1992
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
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Another reason to think that the Engel Gabriel and Engel were the same ship
I suspect that the Engel Gabriel (28 guns) is the same as the Engel (28 guns). There is basically no record of the service of the 28-gun Engel Gabriel, but there is for the 28-gun Engel, which was commanded by Maarten Schaeff. The Engel Gabriel was hired on 19 June 1652, and had the following dimensions: 120ft x 27-1/2ft x 12-3/4ft. The armament was 6-12pdr, 12-6pdr, 8-4pdr, and 2-3pdr. The crew was 100 men. This is from the papers of Dr. Simon Hart, from the Gemeentearchief Amsterdam. Ron van Maanen has the following about the Engel on 5 April 1653: 4-12pdr, 12-8pdr, 10-4pdr, and 2-3pdr. The crew was between 100 and 110 men. I believe that the armament could have evolved to this, after the big upgunning of ships after the Battle of the Kentish Knock.
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