ZT3951 - Flint artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Gunflints: 1 repaired.

  • Material Flint

  • Number of Items 3

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Low area

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT3951 - Flint

  • Registration Number 3951

Artefact information

Full information about the Flint
artefact ZT3951 - Flint
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3951
Description Gunflints: 1 repaired.
Material Flint
Number of Items 3
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Low area
Modification date Wed, 2007-10-24
Date Registered Tue, 1988-02-02
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3951-flint
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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