Crew Training
Reading & Study Material
Encouraged/Required Reading:
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Privateers of the Dauntless -
Orientation And
Reference Manual This links will download a compressed zip file with all the chapters, look at the table of Contents .doc fisrt. |
| Elizabethan Sea Dogs by Angus Konstam |
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Training Pack - From Golden
Hind Site: with permission from the Golden Hind Site in Brixham Harbor, Brixham, Devon,UK Download .pdf files Download .doc files Download Complete Student pack with cover sheet. (single word file) All of these links will download a compressed zip file |
Suggested Reading
| Seamanship in the Age of Sail |
| Complete Riggers Apprentice by Bryon Toss. |
| History of ships and other Research by Capt. Elias Gedney |
| Medicine and the Navy,1200-1900. Vol.1, 1200-1649 by Keevil, John Joyce |
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Encyclopedia
Britannica volume III printed in 1771 has entries for "medicine" from page 58 to 169. Reproduction copies of the three volume set are not that hard to find. Other entries of medical interest, i.e. midwifery (205 to 245) and surgery (641 to 879) for example are also included in that volume. |
| The Renaissance Compendium - Money Basics |
| Scottish Captains - Admiral Sir Andrew Barton - Perhaps this inspiration for all this! |
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Nautical
Dictionary Selections from The Arte of Shooting in Great Ordnaunce by William Bourne (1587) |
| Sailing Ship Armament |
Information Links for Training - Highly recommended
New Links!
| The Maritime History Virtual Archives |
| Gun Drill Video (from the US Navy USS Constitution site) |
Links that have been here a while
| Cannons and Gunpowder |
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Ships and
Fleets in Anglo-French Warfare, 1337-1360 By Timothy J. Runyan American Neptune v.46 (1986) |
| Faire Names for English Folk |
| History of Piracy |
| Sea Grammar |
| History of Sugar |
| History of Chocolate |
| History of Ships |
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The Ship of the Line - Mid 17th Century Ships |
| HMS Dauntless - History |
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National Parks Service - Piracy, Privateering & Elizabethan Maritime Expansion |
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Pirates Life - Dead men tell no tails - Some interesting info and links! |
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Pirate Ships - A site with more Pirate information and links! |
| Pirates - Historical Perspective |
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Spanish Gold - Coin Value |
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