Dutch East Indiaman Vlietlust bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1767

She left on 20 December 1767 Texel, Netherlands with as captain Frederik Sankwaart, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 2-29 April 1768 and arrived at Ceylon on 7 December. Her crew numbered 163 (arrival)-220 (departure) sailors and further more 92 (arrival)-134 (departure) soldiers. Calculated tonnage 1.150 tons. Built in 1752 at Amsterdam, Netherlands and sailed for account of the chamber Amsterdam.

Sources

-J.R. Bruijn, F.S. Gaastra and I. Schöffer. Dutch-Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Vol II. Outward-bound voyages from the Netehrlands to Asia and the Cape 1595-1794. The Hague, 1979.

-Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde oost-indische compagnie der vereenigde Nederlanden ter kamer van Zeeland. Middelburg, 1759.

-Archive V.O.C. 1602-1811 inv.no. 11048. Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie tec. Christiaan Sigismund Matthaeus, Jan Dane, Middelburg, 1759.

-F.W. van Stapel. Beschrijving van de O.I. Compagnie.

-Collectie Hudde 1627-1697 no. 21 (National Archive at The Hague)

-Collectie Hope 1602-1782 no. 77 (National Archive at The Hague).

-Archive Family Mathias-Pous Tak van Poortvliet no. 60 (Zeeuws Archive at Middelburg).