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For some reason, I have always wondered what I would name a sailing ship. It just seemed like I should have a name ready, just in case. Reading The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649 - 1815, I think I have finally found the proper name.
In the 17th century, Britain fought a series of naval wars against the Dutch. Not much came out of any of them, mostly because the Dutch weren't very organized and the British were pretty dumb about naval strategy. The Dutch were odd critters back then, motivated by commerce, led by a weak central republican government and boasting a very tolerant policy towards religion and a very modern banking system. (Which is why they were so successful, of course.) The British and the French tended to look down on them, and always assumed that, in the next war, the cowardly Dutch merchants would be crushed by their gallant gentlemen warriors.
In response to this ridiculous snobbery, in the Third Dutch War at least 3 Dutch privateers were named 'Getergde Kaasboer'.
The Provoked Cheesemonger.
In the 17th century, Britain fought a series of naval wars against the Dutch. Not much came out of any of them, mostly because the Dutch weren't very organized and the British were pretty dumb about naval strategy. The Dutch were odd critters back then, motivated by commerce, led by a weak central republican government and boasting a very tolerant policy towards religion and a very modern banking system. (Which is why they were so successful, of course.) The British and the French tended to look down on them, and always assumed that, in the next war, the cowardly Dutch merchants would be crushed by their gallant gentlemen warriors.
In response to this ridiculous snobbery, in the Third Dutch War at least 3 Dutch privateers were named 'Getergde Kaasboer'.
The Provoked Cheesemonger.