ZT4000 - Clay pipes artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

ZT4000 - Clay pipes

Clay pipe stems and bowls. (105 at SBIC remainder 155 in MA)

  • Material Clay pipes

  • Number of Items 260

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Wreck site: cave excavated by Geoff Kimpton, stern area.

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  • artefact ZT4000 - Clay pipes

  • Registration Number 4000

Artefact information

Full information about the Clay pipes
artefact ZT4000 - Clay pipes
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4000
Description Clay pipe stems and bowls. (105 at SBIC remainder 155 in MA)
Material Clay pipes
Number of Items 260
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Wreck site: cave excavated by Geoff Kimpton, stern area.
Modification date Wed, 2011-02-16
Date Registered Sun, 1988-03-06
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4000-clay-pipes
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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