Hi all,
Naval Action caught my attention on Youtube recently and I am absolutely thrilled to see such a detailed game dedicated to the Age of Sail being developed.
Being from the Netherlands, of course I'd like to see a lot of Dutch ships in the game . So I checked the list and saw the ominous omission of "De Zeven Provinciën" (the Seven Provinces). It was the Flagship of Michiel de Ruyter, a famous Dutch Admiral.
80-gun ship of the lineGundeck: 12 × 36-pounders, 16 × 24-pounders
Upper gundeck: 14 × 18-pounders, 12 × 12-pounders
Quarterdeck, Forecastle & Poop deck: 26 × 6-pounders
Period 1665 - 1694
Length: 151 ft (c. 46 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft (c. 12 m)
Depth of hold: 15 ft (c. 4.7 m)
A detailed study of the ship including construction drawings are available at http://www.otteblom.nl/tekeningen/.