Caspar Tamm

Caspar Tamm (* 1629 ; † 1700 ) was a Hamburg convoy captain . He was captain of the ship Wapen von Hamburg II .

Life

In a petition issued by influential merchants and boatmen on August 19, 1684 , Caspar Tamm was recommended as captain for the convoy ship Wapen von Hamburg (II). A day later, another no less influential interest group appeared at the Admiralty, suggested by Johann Schulte , who was eventually given preference. However, the citizenship denied him the office, so that finally Tamm was appointed captain of the Wapen of Hamburg (II) .

Similar to Captain Holste from the Wapen von Hamburg (I) , Captain Tamm also repeatedly violated his convoy instructions and loaded his convoy ship with unregistered cargo that was not listed in any convoy books. Tamm was confronted with the allegations, but this declared z. B. transported sugar as ship ballast and justified its taking along with the improvement of the sailing and fighting properties of his ship due to the ship's more stable position in the water, due to him as captain. The Admiralty did not undertake any particularly careful investigations and Tamm narrowly escaped disciplinary measures, as they did not want to deny his already earned services against the corsairs .

family

Caspar Tamm's son Martin also became convoy captain in Hamburg. A later descendant was the Hamburg publisher and founder of the International Maritime Museum Hamburg, Peter Tamm .

literature

Hildegard v. Marchtaler: The families of the Hamburg convoy captains. A sociological study . Central Office for Family Studies in Lower Saxony, Hamburg 1952.

Remarks

↑ At that time it was common in Hamburg to buy into the role of captain. In addition to numerous advocates, the applicant had to have a not insignificant amount of money to be able to take up a position. A captain of a convoy ship was paid 150 thalers a month , so it took a certain amount of time before the work was amortized. The selection of the captains was made by the convoy college. A convoy ship captain received a fixed salary and pension for life.
↑ Captain Holste violated his captaincy order several times and despite repeated warnings and finally lost command of the ship Wapen von Hamburg (I), which was under his control.

Individual evidence

^ Report at Thing Hamburg; s. Note 29

personal data
SURNAME	Tamm, Caspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German convoy captain
DATE OF BIRTH	1629
DATE OF DEATH	1700

[1] At that time it was common in Hamburg to buy into the role of captain. In addition to numerous advocates, the applicant had to have a not insignificant amount of money to be able to take up a position. A captain of a convoy ship was paid 150 thalers a month , so it took a certain amount of time before the work was amortized. The selection of the captains was made by the convoy college. A convoy ship captain received a fixed salary and pension for life.

[2] Captain Holste violated his captaincy order several times and despite repeated warnings and finally lost command of the ship Wapen von Hamburg (I), which was under his control.

[3] Report at Thing Hamburg; s. Note 29