BAT80540 - FERROUS artefact

Batavia Wreck

Wrought iron bolt, shaft remnant, and associated corroded flaked fragments (x20+); no original surface. Bolt: only upper shaft directly below head. Head and tip not preserved. Pres.l. 0.117; max.pres. shaft dia. 0.033.

  • Material FERROUS

  • Number of Items 21

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Long Island, Total Station survey point A019/ F7

Museum Reference

  • artefact BAT80540 - FERROUS

  • Registration Number 80540

Artefact information

Full information about the FERROUS
artefact BAT80540 - FERROUS
Ship Batavia
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 80540
Description Wrought iron bolt, shaft remnant, and associated corroded flaked fragments (x20+); no original surface. Bolt: only upper shaft directly below head. Head and tip not preserved. Pres.l. 0.117; max.pres. shaft dia. 0.033.
Material FERROUS
Number of Items 21
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Long Island, Total Station survey point A019/ F7
Modification date Mon, 2007-09-10
Date Registered Thu, 2007-03-15
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat80540-ferrous
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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