SteelSandwich Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Mind the question mark after the name, since I'm trying to deduct if my line of thinking is correct. Recently i stumbled across the following book: When i saw the book i decided to not purchase it yet, since i noticed something. In an online auction of the book, the plans of the ship were shows in small detail: Especially the first one rang several bells in my head, allow me to show you the following: The 2nd and 3rd image shown are marked as depicting the 'Delft'. However, the first is marked the following: ''Met tekst: "A 50 Stukken 1783, Lang 160 Voet, Wijdt 45 Voet, Hol 20.5 Voet." Met schaal: 1 voet = 0.59 cm. Ontwerper van dit schip is Willem Lodewijk van Gendth. Onduidelijk is of dit schip ooit werd gebouwd. Dit schip heeft dezelfde afmetingen als het schip 'Delft' dat ontworpen werd door P. van Zwijndregt Pzn. '' Translated (the relevant parts): ''Designer of this ship is Willem Lodewijk van Gendth. Unclear whether or not this ship was ever build. This ship has identical measurements as the 'Delft', designed by P. van Zwijndregt Pzn.'' So, what i ended up at is that the writer of the book has done additional research into the subject and therefore these plans do belong to the 'Delft'. Is my assumption wrong, or do we have the plans for the Delft already here? Some nice additional pictures since im already working on the topic, and some background information: The Delft is a 54/56-gun ship of the line, build by the Admiraliteit op de Maze. The build started in 1782 with a budget of 210.000 Guilders. She was launched on 16th of May 1783 and finished at Hellevoetsluis in March 1784. What has been marked down of her performance is that she was quite maneuverable and relatively fast. (whether according to dutch standards or international standards, i do not know.) During the Battle at Camperdown the Delft was engaged heavily and sustained a large amount of damage. Over the duration of the battle more than 1 in 3 of the crew was killed and the ship was eventually captured. During the process of towing her to England, the ship flooded and sank. As a sign of respect for the fallen crew and stiff resistance, the captured Dutch third rate 'Hercules' was renamed to 'Delft'. Plans of the Hercules/Delft can be seen here: On the extreme right you can see the Delft forming the end of the line (the Hercules can be seen third from the left): The delft during Camperdown: Stern view: Her armament would consist of 24-12-6, albeit that the link to that has been lost in the process somewhere. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Nice work Steel! Assuming that is the Delft, regardless if she is or isn't, that's some pretty detailed stuff, where's ragnar at? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynd Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) I LOVE that white/green paint scheme in last pic. Edited October 28, 2016 by dynd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lytse Pier Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Look at that stern! Beautiful! Sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I LOVE that white/green paint scheme in last pic. Sadly it seems the devs will never add a Dutch ship. Never say never. The Dutch will have their day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Fishy Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) I really like this ship, I especially like the way the hull is quite square, it makes it a bit different it also seems remarkably deep under the water for a ship its size, the book looks really cool too. Its a shame the plans are creased due to the fold out because she looks a nice vessel. it would be good to finally see something Dutch in the game, this is one of the more interesting ships I have seen from the dutch collection too. Its well worth at least a consideration Never say never. The Dutch will have their day! The devs seem more interested in winding up the Dutch by developing ships from that great seafaring nation of Germany, that being said, I'm sure once we have a couple of Germanic ships they will let the Dutch have a token ship to be proud of, maybe a nice little sloop or something so they can make the most of those shallow dutch waters . Edited September 20, 2016 by Fluffy Fishy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelSandwich Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 I found a painting in which you can see the delft (likely, again not confirmed) laying demaster inbetween a group of british ships, likely just before she was boarded/surrendered. I will post it when im back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelSandwich Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 I have posted a few pictures somewhere else, but i figured it would be nice to consolidate it into the correct topic as well. For those who are interested: https://skfb.ly/WWNU Mind you its far from finished, yet the basics are there. Enjoy. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Beautiful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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