Officers and seamen: 68 men Ship's soldiers: 29 men Land soldiers: 5 men Boys: 6 boys Total: 108 men and boysI was surprised at the large numbers of "ship's soldiers" (Marines). I had expected that they all would be land soldiers.
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
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The crew of the Sint Pieter, Gerrit Schuijt's ship in November 1653
Gerrit Schuijt's inventory for the Amsterdam Directors' ship Sint Pieter, dating from early November 1653, gives the breakdown of the crew:
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