ZT1720 - Coal artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Coal fragments.

  • Material Coal

  • Number of Items 2

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Found top of Zuytdorp cliffs

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT1720 - Coal

  • Registration Number 1720

Artefact information

Full information about the Coal
artefact ZT1720 - Coal
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 1720
Description Coal fragments.
Material Coal
Number of Items 2
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Found top of Zuytdorp cliffs
Modification date Wed, 2007-10-24
Date Registered Fri, 1977-09-23
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt1720-coal
Map of shipwreck

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)

The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was Marinus Wijsvliet, the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) had a crew of 200-250. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was lost 1712/06 at North of Kalbarri.

This is the only ship that needs permission to dive on in WA. Protected zone 500 m around wreck. On 1 August 1711 Zuytdorp also Zuiddorp (meaning ‘South town’) was dispatched from the Netherlands to the trading port of Batavia. It never arrived at its destination. No search was undertaken, presumably due to prior expensive but fruitless attempts to search for other missing ships. The crew...

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