Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wrecks

Museum Reference

  • Museum Reference ZT19463

  • Registration Number 19463

Coin information

Full information about the
Country of Origin Spanish America
Province Mint Mexico
Weight 6.44g
Condition VG
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Museum reference ZT19463
Registration Number 19463
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/numismatics/zt19463-0
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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