V.O.C. ship De Amsterdam

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Ship replica of the Amsterdam

The 1990 ship replica of the Amsterdam in front of the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam

History

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Name:Amsterdam

Namesake:The city of Amsterdam

Owner:

Dutch East India Company

Chamber of Amsterdam

Completed:1748

Maiden voyage:Texel–Batavia

Fate:Wrecked in a storm in the English Channel on 26 January 1749

General characteristics

Type:East Indiaman

Displacement:1100 tons

Length:48.0 m (157.5 ft)

Beam:11.5 m (38 ft)

Height:56.0 m (183.7 ft)

Draught:5.5 m (18 ft)

Armament:42 guns

The Amsterdam was an 18th-century cargo ship of the Dutch East India Company. The ship started its maiden voyage from Texel to Batavia on 8 January 1749, but was wrecked in a storm on the English Channel on 26 January 1749. The shipwreck was discovered in 1969 in the bay of Bulverhythe, United Kingdom, and is sometimes visible during low tides. The wreck site is protected under the Protection of Wrecks Act since 1974. Some of the findings from the site are in The Shipwreck Museum in Hastings. A replica of the ship is on display in Amsterdam.

 

 

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