Ned Loe Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Zeehaen Fluyt The fluyt ZEEHAEN and the expedition of Abel Tasman in 1642 Abel Tasman (1603 - 1659) was the first European to discover New Zealand. He was born in the village of Lutjegast, in today's province of Groningen in the Netherlands. In 1633 Tasman signed up with the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC) and left the Netherlands for Batavia. In August 1642 Tasman received instructions to find the mysterious and supposedly rich Southern Continent, which had been eluding and tempting explorers for centuries. Two ships were prepared for the voyage: the ZEEHAEN, a fluyt of about 200 tons, and the HEEMSKERCK, the flagship, a small warship of about 120 tons and carrying 60 men. The celebrated pilot, hydrographer and surveyor, Frans Jacobszoon Visscher accompanied Tasman.On 13th December 1642, the coast of New Zealand came into view, and Tasman noted in his journal "groot hooch verheven landt" (a large land, uplifted high). Tasman named this land "Staten Landt", which refers to the "Land of the (Dutch) States-General." The area of New Zealand which Tasman sighted was in the vicinity of the coast between modern Hokitika and Okarito, on the west coast of the South Island.There is more information on his journey on this website about New Zeeland in History.Little is known about the fluyt ZEEHAEN except for her tonnage of 200 tons. According to the books on shipbuilding by Nicolas Witsen a fluyt of 200 t had dimensions of 100 x 22 x 11 feet. The ship was built in 1639 at the Amsterdam VOC shipyard. The ZEEHAEN left Holland in 1640 for Cambodia. In 1642 she and the HEEMSKERCK were put under the command of Abel Tasman. Plans: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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felelo Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Love the rounded stern! Probably they'll say its to old for the game, but I'd love to sail it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMS_Amsterdam Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 it might be a little underpowered to defend him self even as a merchant, it will definitly need an escort,.. still a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebsif Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 See now thats a unique looking ship unlike the 1700-1800's, french copying an english design which was copied off a french captured ship kinda stuff. Also maybe the devs will let us drill holes in merchants to up gun them a bit, even if not, do want! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thc420Vato Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 ^what he said. Must have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryga Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Lovely, I've always been a big fan of our own dutch fluyts, and this is no exception. MUST HAVE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Mouse Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Such a big ship and only 4 guns??? It's a merchant ship, not a warship. It's the 'maritime' 18-wheeler of that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdguy Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Well, I see a few problems. 1. Her age. 1600's are too old. Yes, I know the devs said they will take ships from that time period, but they really shouldn't. The game should stick to ships from the 1700's to early 1800's. 2. No sailplan was provided. Those are nice plans, but are incomplete. That being said I have plans for a more modern Dutch cargo ship. Not a Flute, but a Galjoot. It is a similar hull design, but has a more modern, more complicated set of sails than a ship from the 1600's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerrialKiller Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Well the thing it is not that the ship is to old they where used in the west inia company of britan as well so more 1700. The flute was lightly armed but it had a impresive escort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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