She left Rammekens, province Zealand, Netherlands on 1 November 1742 with as captain Nanning Broeder, visited Portsmouth, England between 5-21 November, visited S. Tiago between 15-20 December, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 28 February-16 March 1743 and arrived on 28 May at Batavia, Dutch East Indies. Her crew numbered 199 sailors and further more were 150 (arrival)-202 (departure) soldiers on board. Of the E.I.C.-chamber Zealand, on stocks by Hendrik Raas at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands on 26 April 1741, launched on 8 March 1742, dimensions 145 x ? x ? and a tonnage of 900 metric tons.
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