Jamestown Ships

[Rebus]

Today visited Jamestown, VA to see the replica ships that brought people in 1609 to Virginia.



Mainly wanted to see the rigging and understand it better.



Only the Godspeed and Discovery were present. The Susan Constance is in Mystic Seaport, Connecticut being overhauled.

Was surprised to see that had a replica of Captain John Smith's Shallop. A model I would like to do.

 

[Stevinne]

Very nice photos. I just don't get 17th century ship rigging. With 18th and 19th century ships, it makes sense to me, since it's all about being as efficient as possible. I'm building the Roter Lowe and, looking at the rigging plan, it seems they were just like "Just tie the block there, who cares what it interferes with. What the hell!"

 

[Rebus]

Very nice photos. I just don't get 17th century ship rigging. With 18th and 19th century ships, it makes sense to me, since it's all about being as efficient as possible. I'm building the Roter Lowe and, looking at the rigging plan, it seems they were just like "Just tie the block there, who cares what it interferes with. What the hell!"

Today helped me to understand some of the rigging better. My first ship was the Buccaneer and most of the rigging seemed similar, it was a 17th century ship also.

 

[GIG1810]

Hey Rebus,

really nice pictures and thanks for showing them. It was really nice to see how such a rig is constructed.

Cheers, Günther

 

[AllanKP69]

My first ship was the Buccaneer and most of the rigging seemed similar, it was a 17th century ship also.

The best two books that I have found for seventeenth century rigging are The Rigging of Ships in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast 1600-1720 by R. C. Anderson and The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War 1625-1860 by James Lees. The latter has formulas to calculate the size of eery standing rigging and running rigging line for all sizes of ships.
Allan