"HMS Pulteney and the Spanish Xebecs 1743 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 10 Dec 2016 10:03 p.m. PST |
"There have been many blogs on this site dealing with actions in the Age of Fighting Sail that involved only a few vessels, in many cases two only. In most cases, skilful manoeuvring and sail management, taking full advantage of wind and sea conditions, were key factors in positioning vessels to deliver their broadsides from the most advantageous position. There can only have been few cases in which the action took place in a calm and the movements of sailing warships were determined by the ability of their crews to propel them by sweeps or oars. Sweeps were long oars which could be extended out through gun ports and their use seems to have fallen away in the course of the 18th Century. In Britain's National Maritime Museum in Greenwich there is only one model of a vessel with sweeps deployed, as shown in the photograph below…"
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| Tango01 | 14 Dec 2016 10:00 p.m. PST |
Anyone wargame with Xebecs…?
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