Post by matti on Mar 2, 2015 15:23:11 GMT
Hi all! I'm now in the planning stage for my next build. I'm really interested in the history of king Karl IX, or Duke Karl as he was called before reaching the throne. (Karl was the father of Gustav II Adolf.)
He had his own fleet used for his trading and later on in the war against King Sigismund.
The ships I'm interested in is a small one named Gripen; another slightly bigger one is named Svarte Ryttaren.
When going through the lists of ships from this time, there is little to find but building place and when the ship was destroyed (if even that) and from what I can tell they hadn't established a class system for the ships.
Im now wondering:
1. How different the ships made in the 1590:ies would be in construction and appearence from ships like Vasa, Batavia or Kalmare Nyckel.
2. If a ship was smaller like Gripen (400) would that say anything about how she was rigged?
I know there will be lots of guesses/freedom when designing this model, but it would be really great if I could get it plausable.
Cheers!
/Matti
He had his own fleet used for his trading and later on in the war against King Sigismund.
The ships I'm interested in is a small one named Gripen; another slightly bigger one is named Svarte Ryttaren.
When going through the lists of ships from this time, there is little to find but building place and when the ship was destroyed (if even that) and from what I can tell they hadn't established a class system for the ships.
Im now wondering:
1. How different the ships made in the 1590:ies would be in construction and appearence from ships like Vasa, Batavia or Kalmare Nyckel.
2. If a ship was smaller like Gripen (400) would that say anything about how she was rigged?
I know there will be lots of guesses/freedom when designing this model, but it would be really great if I could get it plausable.
Cheers!
/Matti
