ZT2409R - Bronze artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Swivel gun, bronze, replica. Marked: ZVOC M (Zeeland Chamber of the VOC, Middelburg) Ship cannon

  • Material Bronze

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Recovered from end of jetty at Denham, Shark Bay in 2 m of water, 400 m offshore 17.9.79

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT2409R - Bronze

  • Registration Number 2409

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artefact ZT2409R - Bronze
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 2409
Description Swivel gun, bronze, replica. Marked: ZVOC M (Zeeland Chamber of the VOC, Middelburg) Ship cannon
Material Bronze
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Recovered from end of jetty at Denham, Shark Bay in 2 m of water, 400 m offshore 17.9.79
Modification date Tue, 2008-10-07
Date Registered Fri, 1979-09-21
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt2409r-bronze
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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