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Friday 14 June 2019

Dutch East Indiaman Castricum in 1683 in the Dutch East Indies

Lying in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies. Qualified for all services. Her officers stated that she well performed during her outward bound voyage and expected was that she would service well in the Indies although it was believed that she was a ‘poor’ vessel which would prove in the future. Measurement 320 last. (1)

Source
Archive V.O.C. 1602-1811 inv.no. 11250.

Note
1. Dimensions 138-139¼ x 32½ x 13¾, Dutch measurement cargo capacity 308 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 320 last. A so-called spiegelship of the E.I.C.-chamber Amsterdam, bought in 1682.