Mayflower 400: the science of sailing across the ocean in 1620

Re:Mayflower 400: the science of sailing across the ocean in... by MichaelZuo on Friday September 18, 2020 @08:14PM (#24523248)

“These would have been on a cramped gun-deck (where the passengers would also live) with gun-ports”

Was that really the case? It seems far more likely for the crew to have lived on the gun-decks since presumably they would have been trained to use the cannons, instead of the passengers.

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Re:Mayflower 400: the science of sailing across the ocean in... by sdeer on Saturday September 19, 2020 @01:22PM (#24528999)

The crew (other than the captain who probably had his own cabin) probably stayed at the lower deck because the gun deck had better ventilation for the passengers. It took a long time after a ship first became visible for a gun battle to occur so the crew had enough time to get ready.

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Re:Mayflower 400: the science of sailing across the ocean in... by pbalau on Saturday September 19, 2020 @05:49PM (#24530534)

Most likely the crew used the forecastle for accommodations [0] (as they always do). I don't think the well being of passengers was a big concern for the crew.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forecastle

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Re:Mayflower 400: the science of sailing across the ocean in... by closeparen on Saturday September 19, 2020 @10:13PM (#24531514)

Side note: anyone know when passenger vessels stopped being armed?

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