BAT3404 - Bronze
Batavia
Ship’s bell, bronze. No markings.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location NW of C3 (in area of navigation instruments)
Number of Items 1
Material Bronze
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3404
ID 9802
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Batavia
Under commandeur Francisco Pelsaert, and Ariaen Jacobsz skipper, newly built Batavia sailed from Texel 27 October 1628 for the Dutch East Indies with bullion, goods and silver. On 4 June 1629 the ship struck a reef near Beacon Island in the Houtman Abrolhos. Of the 322 aboard 40 drowned and the rest got ashore. In search of water and food Jacobsz, Pelsaert and others left site in a 30-foot (9....