ZT3291 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Iron fragments.

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  • artefact ZT3291 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

  • Registration Number 3291

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Full information about the Miscellaneous/Unidentified
artefact ZT3291 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3291
Description Iron fragments.
Material Miscellaneous/Unidentified
Number of Items 39
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Land TR1/A
Modification date Wed, 2007-10-24
Date Registered Wed, 1986-05-07
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3291-miscellaneousunidentified
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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