Themes
Down on 21 January
On this day in history the following ships were wrecked:
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Zwartsluis († 1680, 345 years ago)
Chinna Nagamayyanapalem, India -
Oostereem († 1783, 242 years ago)
Goodwin Sands, United Kingdom -
Pieternelle Jacobs († 1907, 118 years ago)
Blankenberge, ter hoogte van, Belgium -
Apollo († 1916, 109 years ago)
Galloper Shoal, United Kingdom -
Maria Catharina (SCH 29) († 1918, 107 years ago)
Noordzee, Netherlands -
SS Heemskerk († 1941, 84 years ago)
220 miles west of Foynes, Ireland -
Barneveld († 1941, 84 years ago)
Zuid-Atlantische Oceaan
Wrecks of Flevoland
The Zuiderzee played an important role in the economy of the Low Countries since reaching its largest size in the Late Middle Ages.
Burgzand Noord
In the Wadden Sea lies the national monument Burgzand Noord, a location where sixteen historic shipwrecks from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved.
13 Provinces
In the '13 Provinces' project, volunteers and students uncover the extensive and varied maritime history of the Netherlands through local research.
Dutch Presence in Cuba
An overview of sites that are linked to the project 'Dutch Presence in Cuban Waters', a Dutch-Cuban collaboration in the field of underwater cultural heritage management.
World War II
An overview of ships that sank during World War II.
World War I
An overview of ships that sank during World War I.
Dutch shipwrecks in S Africa
According to the SAHRA MUCH database, there were 91 losses of Dutch ships in South African waters between 1644, when the Mauritius Eiland was wrecked in Table Bay, and 1890 when the barque Hollandia.