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Details of voyage 5523.1 from Batavia
| Number | 5523.1 |
|---|---|
| Name of ship | AMSTELLAND |
| Master | Gijsbertsz., Theunis |
| Tonnage | 700 |
| Type of ship | fluit |
| Built | 1660 |
| Yard | Amsterdam |
| Chamber | Amsterdam |
| Date of departure | 23-12-1664 |
| Place of departure | Batavia |
| Arrival at Cape | 11-03-1665 |
| Departure from Cape | 22-04-1665 |
| Date of arrival at destination | |
| Place of arrival | |
| Chamber for which cargo is destined | Amsterdam
(282,786)
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| Particulars | First return fleet (5523-5533) under command of Pieter de Bitter aboard the WALCHEREN (5532) and Jakob Burkhorst aboard the PHOENIX (5530). At the Cape the KOGGE and the NIEUWENHOVE (5534 and 5535) joined the fleet. The combined fleet sailed via Bergen (Norway) because of the war; 12-08-1665: battle in the Bay of Bergen against an English fleet (25 men killed and 70 wounded). After the departure from Bergen two ships were taken by the English (see below). The AMSTELLAND returned to Bergen on 16-09-1665; departure: in October. On 25-10-1665 the ship was wrecked east of Terschelling; its cargo was mainly saved. |
| Previous outward voyage | 0957.1 |
| On Board | The number on board at departure. I | The number dying en route to the Cape. II | The number who went from board at the Cape. III |
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| - | - | - |