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stepping stones of maritime history

History

The Hertog van Brunswijk stayed in Asia for a few years after her first outward voyage, making at least one trip to Japan. She was probably lost on her homeward voyage from the Dutch East Indies, when she ran aground in Sri Lanka between Navekarre and Kalpitiya in 1769. 

This is a map of the west coast of Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka) from Manaar to Negombo.
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Description

Yard: Amsterdam, 1765

SkipperJan Schellinger
Length150' 0" Amsterdam feet (42.5 m)
Tonnage1150 ton (575 last)

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