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Monday 21 July 2014

Examination of the Dutch East Indiaman Den Eult at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 12 April 1734

Built In 1713 for the Dutch East Company Chamber Amsterdam at her own shipyard at Amsterdam, Netherlands. Departed on 15 May 1732 from Texel, Netherlands stayed at Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 14 November-18 December 1732 arriving on 26 August 1733 at Ceylon. Captain was Theunis Goedhart. From there she sailed towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies.

According to a decision dated 24 February 1730 was she examined and a report written on 12 April 1734. The examination  executed by Pieter Andries Blom, carpentry boss, Cornelis van der Wint, 2nd foreman and Jacobus van Overbeek temporarily foreman of the shipwrights. They went on board of the recently from Ceylon arrived Den Elt at that moment already unloaded. Present were captain Theunis Goedhart, first mate Cornelis Bruijning, second mate Jan Berkman and shipwright Roeloff Kaas. She found to be in a good and strong condition. All what had to be done wad replacing her mizzen mast, caulking in- and outside, cleaning the hull outside with the use of fire and greasing.

Source
Archive of the V.O.C. (Dutch East Indies Company), National Archive at The Hague, Netherlands inventory number 11210.