BAT6404 - Ship's timber artefact

Batavia Wreck

Hull planking, first wale; Timber, D4 part of 6398, hull planking. One fragment of this timber has broken off and is currently stored in the Xantho gallery. The timber itself is on display.

  • Material Ship's timber

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

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  • artefact BAT6404 - Ship's timber

  • Registration Number 6404

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artefact BAT6404 - Ship's timber
Ship Batavia
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 6404
Description Hull planking, first wale; Timber, D4 part of 6398, hull planking. One fragment of this timber has broken off and is currently stored in the Xantho gallery. The timber itself is on display.
Material Ship's timber
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Tue, 2008-04-22
Date Registered Mon, 1975-11-24
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat6404-ships-timber
Map of shipwreck

Batavia

The Batavia built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Batavia cargo was Trade goods and supplies, building blocks for portico, specie. The Master of the Batavia was Adriaen Jacobs, the Batavia had a crew of 303. The Batavia was lost 1629/06/04 at Morning reef, Houtman Abrolhos.

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-...

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