GT98A - Ship's timber artefact
Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon) Wreck
Two large adjoining fragments of sacrificial planking (air-dried). Iron corrosion on exterior face of iron sheathing nail heads, head impressions on surface, closeley spaced (0.040-0.070 centre-to-centre distance), in diagonal or alternating pattern. Nail shafts of sheathing nails, square in section. Interior covered by goat hair. Sawmarks visible on interior surface. This plank was sawn by a wind-driven sawing mill. The sawmarks are very straight and regular, run perpendicular to the length of the timber.
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Material Ship's timber
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Number of Items 2
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Site Area Code Mid-West
Museum Reference
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artefact GT98A - Ship's timber
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Registration Number 98
Artefact information
| artefact | GT98A - Ship's timber |
|---|---|
| Ship | Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon) |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 98 |
| Description | Two large adjoining fragments of sacrificial planking (air-dried). Iron corrosion on exterior face of iron sheathing nail heads, head impressions on surface, closeley spaced (0.040-0.070 centre-to-centre distance), in diagonal or alternating pattern. Nail shafts of sheathing nails, square in section. Interior covered by goat hair. Sawmarks visible on interior surface. This plank was sawn by a wind-driven sawing mill. The sawmarks are very straight and regular, run perpendicular to the length of the timber. |
| Material | Ship's timber |
| Number of Items | 2 |
| Site Area Code | Mid-West |
| Modification date | Thu, 2010-01-21 |
| Date Registered | Tue, 1971-03-16 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/gt98a-ships-timber |
Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon)
The Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon) built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon) cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon) was Pieter Albertsz, the Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon) had a crew of 193. The Vergulde Draak (Draeck) (Gilt Dragon) was lost 1656/04/28 at Off Ledge Point.
The Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon) sailed from Texel bound for Batavia (Jakarta), under Pieter Albertsz carrying trade goods and eight chests of silver to the value of 78,6000 guilders. On 28 April 1656 the Gilt Dragon was wrecked just south of Ledge Point. 75 of the 193 made it to shore. A small boat was sent with the Understeersman and six others to Batavia ( now Jakarta) arriving 40 days...
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