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Re:Batavia shipwreck reveals a key to Dutch success in 17th-... by fiedzia on Thursday November 04, 2021 @05:43AM (#29105111)
Pretty much. From several types woods coming from many sources to be precise. I don't know much about ships, but I remember from one visit in museum that England used to cut down oak forests for their fleet and ship building process relied on all trees being of the same type.
Re:Batavia shipwreck reveals a key to Dutch success in 17th-... by redis_mlc on Thursday November 04, 2021 @08:55AM (#29106533)
The lumber was binned for quality and good specimens had a seal added denoting ownership by the Navy to prevent pilfering.
Re:Batavia shipwreck reveals a key to Dutch success in 17th-... by maxk42 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @03:59PM (#29133342)
Hey redis_mic - don't know why but it looks like all your comments after this one have been auto-deleted. May want to bring that up with moderators.