This fluyt ship with a length of 130’ and a cargo capacity of 300 last/600 tons was built in 1714 at the shipyard of the V.O.C. chamber at Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was finally laid up at Batavia, Dutch East Indies since 25 September 1739. On 15 December 1728 left she Texel, Netherlands for account of the chamber Enkhuizen with as captain Cornelis Zwaag, staying at Cape of Good Hope between 13 April and 3 May 1729 and finally arriving at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 5 August.
According to a decision dated 24 February 1730 was she examined and a report written on 12 April 1734. The examination executed by Pieter Andries Blom, carpentry boss, Pieter Hagedorn 1st foreman and Cornelis van der Wint, 2nd foreman. They went on board of the recently from Bengal arrived Hopvogel at that moment lying at Batavia already unloaded. Present were captain Dirk Prest, first mate Claas de Vries, second mate Thomas Groot and shipwright Jan Schelling. Despite her age was she still in good condition although needed to be thoroughly internally repairs, replacement of planks of the decks and hull and furthermore caulking in- and outside, cleaning the hull outside with the use of fire and greasing.
Source
Archive of the V.O.C. (Dutch East Indies Company), National Archive at The Hague, Netherlands inventory number 11210.
