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Ridderschap van Holland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪdərsxɑp fɑn ˈɦɔlɑnt]; 'Knighthood of Holland') was a large retourschip ('return ship'), the largest class of merchantmen built by the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC) to trade with the East Indies.
VOC: August 1653 A Dutch trading ship with the VOC (Dutch East India Company). It was blown off course and capsized in stormy weather off Jeju-do, killing 48 people, with 16 survivors. Yeong-ho South Korea: October 1963 A Yeonhwa Island to Mokpo route ferry, capsized off Jeollanam-do.
Amsterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ⓘ) was an 18th-century cargo ship of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; VOC). [3] The ship started its maiden voyage from Texel to Batavia on 8 January 1749, but was wrecked in a storm on the English Channel on 26 January 1749.
The United East India Company was the brainchild of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, the leading statesman of the Dutch Republic. Amsterdam VOC headquarters. The United East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie [vərˈeːnɪɣdə oːstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi]; abbr. VOC [veː(j)oːˈseː]), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of ...
Pages in category "Shipwrecks of Indonesia" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A new ship of the Zeeland Chamber of the VOC, her maiden voyage was from Vlissingen (Netherlands) to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) departing in November 1726. [4] Upon departure 208 seamen and soldiers were aboard, [3] as well as a cargo of general building supplies and 315,836 guilders in 10 chests. [4]
The Rooswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːsʋɛik]) was a ship belonging to the VOC (Dutch East India Company) that, according to recent, non-contemporary, news reports, sank in 1740. [1] The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
Batavia (Dutch pronunciation: [baːˈtaːvijaː] ⓘ) was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). She was built in Amsterdam in 1628 as the flagship of one of the three annual fleets of company ships [4] and sailed that year on her maiden voyage for Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies.