ZW863 - FERROUS artefact
Zeewijk Wreck
Iron object unidentified: half circular with flat surfaces. Bag5.
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Material FERROUS
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Number of Items 1
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Site Area Code Mid-West
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Site Location Gun Island: 1976: Found in hole in rock just above high water mark at N.W end of island near other iron objects Gun Is.
Museum Reference
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artefact ZW863 - FERROUS
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Registration Number 863
Artefact information
| artefact | ZW863 - FERROUS |
|---|---|
| Ship | Zeewijk |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 863 |
| Description | Iron object unidentified: half circular with flat surfaces. Bag5. |
| Material | FERROUS |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Site Area Code | Mid-West |
| Site Location | Gun Island: 1976: Found in hole in rock just above high water mark at N.W end of island near other iron objects Gun Is. |
| Modification date | Wed, 2006-03-29 |
| Date Registered | Thu, 1972-06-15 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw863-ferrous |
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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