Page 232 - Nicolaes Witsen & Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age

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Figure 3.22. The ceiling planks are placed inside the hull. (Courtesy Cees de Jonge, The Visual Art Box)
Figure 3.23. Deck beams, waterways, and binding strakes have been fitted. The rear section of the deck (the gun room) is laid at a lower level to provide a flat platform for the guns. The stem and sternpost are extremely low, which has consequences for the rise of the sheer. Merchantmen had more sheer than men-of-war. (Courtesy Cees de Jonge, The Visual Art Box)
Figure 3.24. The first top timbers have been raised; the ribbands determine the shape of the upper structure. (Courtesy Cees de Jonge, The Visual Art Box)
Figure 3.25. The remaining top timbers have been filled in. The gunports could have been made at an earlier stage, when the futtocks were raised. (Courtesy Cees de Jonge, The Visual Art Box)
Figure 3.26. The upper deck has been laid and the planking applied. At this stage the vessel was launched. (Courtesy Cees de Jonge, The Visual Art Box)
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