ZT3306 - Ballast stone artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

ZT3306 - Ballast stone

Ballast rock?

  • Material Ballast stone

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Landing place ?

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT3306 - Ballast stone

  • Registration Number 3306

Artefact information

Full information about the Ballast stone
artefact ZT3306 - Ballast stone
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3306
Description Ballast rock?
Material Ballast stone
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Landing place ?
Modification date Wed, 2011-02-16
Date Registered Sat, 1986-05-10
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3306-ballast-stone
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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