Gun crews | 258 |
To carry powder for all guns | 23 |
To fill and hand powder for all guns | 10 |
Surgeon and men hold | 7 |
Carpenter and his men | 5 |
Purser and his men: | 3 |
Men for the small shot: | 74 |
Men to stand by the sails: | 80 |
Men for the boats and tops: | 32 |
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Wednesday, November 12, 2003
De Zeven Provinciën
This is an exercise I did in response to an inquiry about the crew for the Zeven Provinciën.
I know that on June 7, 1673, the ship had a crew of 530 men. Of those, 492 were sailors
and 38 were soldiers. (The reference is:
p.785, from Het Leven en Bedrijf van den heere Michiel de Ruyter, by Gerard Brandt, published in 1687, at Amsterdam.
I have a facsimile copy. The title means: "The Life and Actions of the lord Michiel De Ruyter" (pronounced like it was De-Rowter)
My best guess about the crew is:
I would welcome better information, and a source for Dutch crew composition.