Zeeuwsche Leeuw 2-bronze 24pdr Westcappel 2-bronze 16pdr Amsterdam 2-bronze 24pdr, 2-bronze 20pdr Wapen van Zeeland 2-bronze 18pdr (the ship of Joost Willemsz Block) Hollandia (in 1652) 4-bronze 24pdr, 4-bronze 18pdr, 2-bronze 15pdr (Johan Evertsen's flagship)
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Friday, November 28, 2008
A few big guns on small Dutch ships
A typical practice at the time of the First Anglo-Dutch War was for Dutch many ships to have a few larger guns. I consider this practice to be a continuation of the Elizabethan arming scheme for ships. The Zeelanders certainly followed this pattern: