The ship was set aground on the beach of Torekov - near the island of Hallands Väderö (now Sweden, then Denmark) in december 1637. Shipbuilders from Bremerholm were sent to dismantle the vessel. Nowadays, there may be only few items left from the ship on the spot.
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Light frigate, built by the Scottish master shipbuilder David Balfour in the Royal shipyard of Bremerholm, Copenhagen. Contracted in 1623 (original contract is preserved). The ship was also represented on a shipbuilding drawing (also preserved).
The screw-driven steamship Falcon (De Valk) was a patrol vessel of the Government Navy, designed for coastal surveillance and light transport duties in the outlying regions of the Dutch East Indies.
The Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands holds many traces of maritime and underwater cultural heritage. Visit the stories in the Caribbean through this theme.
