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Saturday 25 April 2015

Dutch East Indiaman Ritthem bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1768

She left on 2 October 1768 Goeree, Netherlands with as captain Abraham van der Weide, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 22 January-15 February 1769 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 4 June 1769. Her crew numbered at the arrival 150 sailors and further more 30 soldiers, 18 craftsmen and 6 passengers. Tonnage 880 metric tons. Fitted out for this voyage by the Chamber Delft. Of the Chamber Zealand, building no. 231, on stocks by Willem Udemans at the E.I.C. yard at Middelburg, Netherlands on 1 May 1765, launched on 24 February 1766, dimensions 140 x ? x ?