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Sunday 26 April 2015

Dutch East Indiaman Langewijk bound for Ceylon in 1685

Fluyt. She left on 30 October 1685 Texel, Netherlands, sailed via England, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 9 March-21 April 1686 and arrived at Ceylon on 15 July 1686. At the departure were 150 persons on board. Fitted out by the chamber Amsterdam for this voyage. Launched by Seger Potter at the E.I.C.-yard at the Wierdijk, Enkhuizen, Netherlands for account of the chamber Enkhuizen in 1682, dimensions 130 x 29 x 13 feet, tonnage 544 metric tons, Dutch measurement cargo capacity 278 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 250 last.