In 1683 a list was made of the ships, vessels and so on, belonging to the Dutch East Company. For most of the ships was given an indication of her condition, sometimes what kind of ship, her measurement and the first time she was outward bound. I added to each vessels using other sources.
Classification ‘A’ suitable for all fairways.
Classification ‘B’ suitable for calm fairways like the Eastern provinces Malacca, Siam, West Coast of Sumatra, Palembang and Jambij.
‘t Wapen van der Goes, classification ‘B’, first outward bound towards the Dutch East Indies 1669, 300 last.(2)
Have to go for repairs to Onrust after returning from her voyage, still of use, problem was the lacking of enough carpenters at Onrust. (1)
Sparrewoude, fluyt, classification ‘A’, first outward bound towards the Dutch East Indies 1677, 250 last. Should have been better prepared in the Netherlands, was last August sent towards Bengal and destined towards Persia, must necessary be taken care after her return.(3)
Sources
Archief V.O.C. no.’s 11048 and 11250 (National Archive at The Hague).
Collectie Hudde 1627-1697 no. 21 (National Archive at The Hague).
J.R. Bruijn e.d. Dutch-Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Vol II. Outward-bound voyages from the Netherlands to Asia and the Cape (1595-1794). The Hague, 1979, p. 81-85.
F.W. van Stapel. Beschrijvinge van de O.I. Compagnie.
Zeeuws Archief. Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie tec. Christiaan Sigismund Matthaeus, Jan Dane, Middelburg, 1759.
Notes
1. See the note “Problems at the yard at Onrust, Dutch East Indies owned by the Dutch India Company in 1683 due to lacking ship-carpenters”.
2. Ship Wapen van der Goes, chamber Zealand, on stocks by Cornelis Speldernieuw sr. at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands 1666, launched 9 October 1669, dimensions 141 x 34 x 14. Bruijn: 671 metric tons tonnage, departed Wielingen 16 January 1669, master Leendert Leendertsz (replaced by Kornelis Kornelisz Blankeroot after Cape of Good Hope), stayed at S. Tiago 8-20 February 1669, stayed at Cape of Good Hope 25 April-11 May 1669, arrived at Batavia [Djakarta] 13 July 1669 with 132 sailors (132), 102 soldiers (110) and 4 passengers (4) ; between brackets the numbers by departure]. Laid up at Batavia 1686.
3. Spaar(n)woude, chamber Amsterdam, built 1676 at Amsterdam, dimensions 130 x 28 x 13, height above hold 5½. Dutch measurement cargo capacity 278 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 250 last, according to Bruijn 480 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel for Ceylon 14 December 1676, forced by ice to go to a safe anchorage in the Wielingen, departed again now towards Batavia 11 March 1677, via S. Tiago, stayed at Cape of Good Hope 30 June-9 July 1677, arrived at Batavia 9 September 1677 with 64 sailors (by departure 64) and 2 soldiers (by departure 1).
