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Originally Posted by Erik Zwaan
That's a very good start of such an interesting ship! I'm a bit puzzled by the name though...
Considering the ship is a 17th century Dutch fluit, it certainly wouldn't be called "Schwarze Rabe" because that's German. In 17th century Dutch it probably would have been "Swarte Raef", which in today's spelling would be "Zwarte Raaf".
In any case, please keep up the great work!
Erik
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Hello Erik, yes, I don't understand the naming of it either. It is referred to as a Dutch cargo vessel, in the kit. But, the historical info also says that the type was also built in Germany. So, maybe it's German built? It doesn't specify where it was built.
The name Schwarzer Rabe is mentioned in a Wikipedia entry on the Battle of Oliwa. So, I too am curious as to how the name came about.