ZT4291 - Slate artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Slate [Amnesty registration certificate 4331]

  • Material Slate

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location possibly wreck site

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  • artefact ZT4291 - Slate

  • Registration Number 4291

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artefact ZT4291 - Slate
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4291
Description Slate [Amnesty registration certificate 4331]
Material Slate
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location possibly wreck site
Modification date Wed, 2007-10-24
Date Registered Wed, 2006-02-08
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4291-slate
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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