ZT4265 - Lead artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Lead fragments.

  • Material Lead

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Wreck site: Armour concretion area. See Day Book.

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT4265 - Lead

  • Registration Number 4265

Artefact information

Full information about the Lead
artefact ZT4265 - Lead
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4265
Description Lead fragments.
Material Lead
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Wreck site: Armour concretion area. See Day Book.
Modification date Tue, 2008-09-30
Date Registered Wed, 1996-04-03
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4265-lead
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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