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

She left on 13 May 1685 Texel Netherlands with as captain Michiel Jansz de Vries van Flensburg, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 5 September-4 November 1685, arrived for slave trade at Madagascar on 16 February 1686 and captured by British pirates while lying on the Mamegar, Madagascar in February 1686. At her departure were 80 persons on board. Pinnace also called yacht. Built at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1683. Chamber Amsterdam. Tonnage 434 metric tons. Dimensions 115 x 29 x 13 feet.