Dutch Merchant east indiaman 'Haarlem' (1636)

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Haarlem
Nominal Guns	Unknown	W034
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1636	W034
How acquired	Purpose built	W034
Shipyard	Amsterdam, East India Dockyard - Amsterdam	W034
Category	Merchant	W034
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	25.3.1647	W034

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1639 - 6.12.1639Kapitein†E-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1636

Sailed from Texel

W034
20.10.1637

Arrived in Batavia

W034
10.12.1637

Sailed from Batavia

W034
20.2.1638

Arrived at the Cape of Good Hope

W034
16.3.1638

Sailed from the Cape of Good Hope

W034
17.7.1638

Arrived at Texel

W034
12.1.1639

Sailed from Texel

W034
17.6.1639

Arrived in Batavia

W034
30.9.1639Action near Mormugão
1.1641

Arrived at the Cape of Good Hope

W034
9.1.1641

Sailed from Batavia

W034
6.1.1642

Sailed from the Cape of Good Hope

W034
31.7.1642

Arrived at Texel

W034
3.5.1643

Sailed from Texel

W034
3.11.1643

Arrived in Batvia

W034
19.1.1645

Sailed from Batavia

W034
30.3.1645

Arrived at the Cape of Good Hope

W034
3.4.1645

Sailed from the Cape of Good Hope

W034
24.7.1645

Arrived at Texel

W034
2.11.1646

Sailed from Texel

W034
2.11.1646

Arrived in Batavia

W034
16.1.1647

Sailed from Batavia

W034
25.3.1647

Wrecked in Table Bay during a storm

W034

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W034Various, Web Site

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Posted by Heinrich Cornelissen on Tuesday 11th of February 2020 05:12

In October 2019 - after a more than 10-year research period, Dutch archaeologist, Dr Bruno Werz, is 95% certain of locating the wreck of the Haarlem. The site believed to be the final resting ground of the Haarlem is on Bloubergstrand, Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

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