History
The Katwijk aan den Rijn ran aground in Simon's Bay during a gale. The Company's authorities at the Cape then decided to have it broken up.
Fortunately, no lives were lost during the incident.
Description
| Skipper | Christiaan de Cerff |
|---|---|
| People on board | 46 |
| Tonnage | 750 ton (375 last) |
References
- Dutch-Asiatic Shipping.
Details of voyage 4386.5 from Texel to The Cape. - Gegevens VOC-schip Katwijk aan den Rijn.
De VOCsite. - SAHRA Database.
- Lesa la Grange, Martijn Manders, Briege Williams, John Gribble and Leon Derksen (2024).
Dutch Shipwrecks in South African Waters: A Brief History of Sites, Stores and Archives [Unpublished]. - Gerrit Groenewegen.
Groenlandsvaarder zeylende van den wind.
