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Sunday 26 April 2015

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

She left on 13 May 1685 Texel, Netherlands with as captain Jakob Kool, visited S. Tiago, Cape Verde Islands between 13-17 June 1685 and Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 17 September-13 October 1685 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 1 January 1686. Her crew numbered 111 (arrival)-106 (departure) sailors and further more 64 (arrival)-63 (departure) soldiers. Tonnage 648 metric tons. Chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1684, dimensions 150 x 37’1”-37½ x 15-16’3”, Dutch measurement cargo capacity 422 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 400 last.