Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
BAT4399 - Rope/leather/etc.
Batavia
Rope. 3-strand, RH laid.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Under C2 b/wn A7&A8
Number of Items 10
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Museum Reference
Registration Number 4399
ID 8879
Status Commonwealth
ANCODS 1982 Commonwealth Govt. Allocation: ANMM (00046437)
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....
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