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Saturday, 25 April 2015

Dutch East Indiaman Oud Haarlem bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1768

She left on 1 October 1768 Texel, Netherlands with as captain Pieter Sijbrandsz Flout, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 2-15 February 1769 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 5 May 1769. From there she departed towards China. At the departure were 359 persons on board. Built at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1768. Of the Chamber Amsterdam. Tonnage 1.150 metric tons.