The Haan was built in 1641. It is unknown what type of ship she was. Based on the tonnage and her function it may have been a flute or a spiegelretourschip.

The ship left Amsterdam for its first voyage on 14 January 1642 and arrived in Batavia on 5 March 1643. It was a longer voyage than usual, because of a storm the ship was forced to sail via Brazil. The ship reached Batavia with a crew of 114. Three people had died during the voyage.

The ship presumably stayed in Asia. This was not common for new, larger ships, so there may have been need of ships or there may have been a problem with the ship. Somewhere in 1651, the Haan was wrecked near the peninsula Kalpitiya, a few miles to the North of Negombo. Help was sent, and most of the goods were salvaged. The cannons, the ropes and most of the craftsman's tools were also taken from the wreck.

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Plan of the fort Negombo. Copperplate print, J. C. Tetschner en J. W. Heydt.

VOC chamber: Amsterdam

Yard: Amsterdam

The wreck has not been found yet.

• Huygens ING.
  Dutch Asiatic Shipping.
• Generale missiven Deel II, p. 502.
• Aankoop: NA 1.04.02 232 [scan 230].