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Sunday 26 April 2015

Dutch East Indiaman Oosterland bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1685

She left on 25 November 1685 Wielingen, Netherlands, returned in the Wielingen on 8 December 1685, departed again on 3 February 1686, visted S. Tago, Cape Verde Islands between 12-23 March 1686, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 17 May-8 June 1686 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 31 July 1686. Her crew numbered 154 (arrival)-164 (departure) sailors and further more 94 (arrival)-98 (departure) soldiers. Chamber Zealand, on stocks by Penne at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands in 1684, launched on 6 October 1685, dimensions 160 x 38-39 x 17-18’2½”, Dutch measurement cargo capacity 556/517 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 500/600 last. Tonnage 1.123 metric tons.