Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

BAT80539 - FERROUS

Batavia

Wrought iron nail remnants, no original surface. Fragment of bend nail shaft (x1), plus associated corroded fragments and flakes. Nail shaft: head and tip not preserved. Pres.l. 0.135; max.pres. x-section shaft 0.014.

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Long Island, Total Station survey point A018/ F4

Number of Items 11

Material FERROUS

Museum Reference

Registration Number 80539

ID 108505

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....