ZW5292 - Cargo artefact

Zeewijk Wreck

Hoop iron

  • Material Cargo

  • Number of Items 11

  • Site Location Gun Island: Hole 150/3R (xyz- throughout)

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  • artefact ZW5292 - Cargo

  • Registration Number 5292

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Full information about the Cargo
artefact ZW5292 - Cargo
Ship Zeewijk
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 5292
Description Hoop iron
Material Cargo
Number of Items 11
Site Location Gun Island: Hole 150/3R (xyz- throughout)
Modification date Tue, 2008-04-29
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw5292-cargo
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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