ZW4521 - Animal artefact

Zeewijk Wreck

Bones: large.

  • Material Animal

  • Number of Items 12

  • Site Location Gun Island: Area 6: Hole 1159/11 (xyz-throughout)

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZW4521 - Animal

  • Registration Number 4521

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artefact ZW4521 - Animal
Ship Zeewijk
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4521
Description Bones: large.
Material Animal
Number of Items 12
Site Location Gun Island: Area 6: Hole 1159/11 (xyz-throughout)
Modification date Thu, 2008-04-03
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw4521-animal
Map of shipwreck

Zeewijk

The Zeewijk built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Zeewijk cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Zeewijk was Jan Steins, the Zeewijk had a crew of 212. The Zeewijk was lost 1727/06/09 at Houtman Abrolhos, Gun Island.

Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, on 9 June 1727. The survivors built a second ship, the Sloepie, enabling 82 out of the initial crew of 208 to reach their initial destination of Batavia on 30 April 1728. The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island, it was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated...

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