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Monday 27 April 2015

Dutch East Indiaman Honsholredijk bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1686

Pinnace. She left on 4 January 1686 Texel, Netherlands with as captain Pieter Kornelis Puit, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 4025 May 1686 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 29 July 1686. Her crew numbered 132 (arrival)-148 (departure) sailors and further more 52 (arrival)-59 (departure) soldiers. Fitted this voyage out by the chamber Hoorn. On stocks by Cornelis Speldernieuw jr. at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands for account of the chamber Zeeland n 1678, launched on 6 September 1679, dimension 145-146 x35- 35½ x 13½-14¾. Feet. Dutch measurement cargo capacity 345 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 350 last, tonnage 722 metric tons.