Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

BAT6191 - Ship's timber

Batavia

Fragment of inner hull planking (max. th. 0.084) with spike plug. Spike plug is visible on one side of planking –on side of cattle hair so it seems to be on the outside of inner hull planking (0.0074 by 0.0061, square in section; does not protrude through the entire thickness of planking). Plus one fragment of outer hull planking, max. pres. th. 0.065. Square nail holes of sheathing nails on one side (square in section, 0.006).

Site Area Code Mid-West

Number of Items 2

Material Ship's timber

Museum Reference

Registration Number 6191

ID 3648

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

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....