Model of the Zeewijk sloop as built by casterways and called ‘Sloeptie’, not Sloepie as believed and published over the year (includes base support)
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Registration Number 5687
ID 114866
Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos on 9 June 1727. The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island. It was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated from its position locked into the reef.
A rescue group of eleven of the fittest survivors and First Mate set off for Batavia in the longboat on 10 July...