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Sunday 26 April 2015

Dutch East Indiaman Prins Willem Hendrik bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1685

She left on 13 May 1685 Wielingen, Netherlands with as captain Adriaan van Kreuningen, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 6 September-3 October 1685 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 24 December 1685. Her crew numbered 181 (arrival)-190 (departure) sailors and further more 119 (arrival)-128 (departure) soldiers. Wrecked on 18 September 1686 in Banka Street when underway towards Siam. Tonnage 1.094 metric tons. Chamber Zealand, on stocks by Cornelis Speldernieuw sr. at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands in 1669, launched on 13 March 1669, dimensions 165? x 38 x 18 feet.