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Sunday 20 July 2014

Examination of the Dutch East Indiaman Herstelling at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 20 March 1734

Built in 1721 at the E.I.C.-shipyard at Delfshaven, Netherlands for the Chamber Delft in 1721. She left on 21 November 1731, stayed between 7 April-1 June 1732 at Cape of Good Hope and arrived at 10 April 1733 at Batavia, Dutch East Indies. Captain was Willem Jacobsz Smeer. Apparently she was immediately after her arrival used for a voyage towards Bengal despite she needed repairs.

According to a decision dated 24 February 1730 was she after her return from Bengal examined and a report written on 20 March 1734. The examination was ordered by commandeur and equipage master Elias Wargaren and executed by Pieter Andries Blom, carpentry boss, Cornelis van der Wint, 2nd foreman and Jacobus van Overbeek temporarily foreman of the shipwrights. They went on board of the just from Bengal returned ship. Present were captain Willem Smeer, first mate Pieter Geel, deputy mate Jan Mulder and shipwright Lourens van Gasten. After a thoroughly examination was the commission astonish about the worn out condition of a ship with a age of just 13 years which was the result of lacking repairs. It was known that she needed repairs before she sailed towards Bengal but lacking enough ships was men forced to sent her. A long list of repairs was the result which had to be executed including replacement of beams, stays in the hold and further more needed she to be keeled and caulked in and outside.

Source
Archive of the V.O.C. (Dutch East Indies Company), National Archive at The Hague, Netherlands inventory number 11210.