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The Dutch Invention of the Fluyt: A Ship That Changed the World

6 min•3 juni 2026

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the revolutionary fluyt, or 'fluit,' a Dutch cargo ship design that slashed costs and enabled the Golden Age. They trace its origins to the shipyards of Hoorn, the innovations of Pieter Jansz Liorne, and how the fluyt's narrow hull, block-and-tackle rigging, and lack of armament made it the semi-trailer truck of the 17th-century seas. The episode dives into the political fallout: how the English Navigation Acts tried to suppress the fluyt, the 'fluyt war' with the Hanseatic League, and the ship's role in Baltic grain trade, VOC voyages, and even whaling. They also discuss the social impact—how cheap shipping made herring, beer, and books affordable across Europe. The conversation ends with the fluyt's quiet legacy in modern container ship design.

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