The ship Catrina, kapitein Jacob Coppen Length: 125ft Beam: 29-1/4ft Hold: 12-1/2ft Height: 7ft 28 guns: 12-12pdr, 6-8pdr, 8-6pdr, and 2-3pdr Crew: 110 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
Friday, March 30, 2007
More from the Amsterdam Directors' ship list: the Catrina
This list of Amsterdam Directors' ships, dating from about March 1653, lists the ship that is often called the Catarina as the Catrina. The captain's name is given as Jacob Coppen, rather than Cop or Coppe. This was a ship lost at the Battle of the Gabbard in June 1653. These are the details:
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