Leeuwin (ship)
Three ships of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC) and its pre-companies have been named Leeuwin,[1][2] including the galleon from which parts of the southwest coastline of Australia were first mapped in March 1622.[3]
- Leeuwin (1598) had a tonnage of 250 and was one of the two Veerse Compagnie ships that sailed in 1598 under the supervision of Cornelis and Frederick de Houtman.[2][4]
- Leeuwin (1621) was a galleon with tonnage 400 that travelled to the East Indies five times, returning four times.[2] Following its last arrival in the East Indies in 1632, it was laid up in 1640.[2]
- Leeuwin (1653), a jacht of tonnage 400, travelled to the East Indies twice starting 3 April 1653, before wrecking near Macassar on 24 December 1664.[2][5]
The sail training ship STS Leeuwin II is based in Fremantle, Western Australia.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "South Land to New Holland". Dutch charting of Australia 1606–1756. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "The Dutch East India Company's shipping between the Netherlands and Asia 1595-1795". huygens.knaw.nl. Huygens ING. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Flinders, Matthew (2004) [1814]. A Voyage to Terra Australis. Vol. 1 (Project Gutenberg ed.). London: G. & W. Nicol.
- ^ "Leeuwin (1598)". De VOCsite (in Dutch). 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Leeuwin (1653)". De VOCsite (in Dutch). 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Caines, Kimberley (17 December 2021). "Leeuwin tall ship thrown $1m lifeline to keep afloat". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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