ZT4047 - Armament artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Musket stock fragments.

  • Material Armament

  • Number of Items 26

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT4047 - Armament

  • Registration Number 4047

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Full information about the Armament
artefact ZT4047 - Armament
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4047
Description Musket stock fragments.
Material Armament
Number of Items 26
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Wed, 2007-10-24
Date Registered Sun, 1988-03-20
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4047-armament
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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