History
The Velzen left Texel for her first trip on 10 April 1627 together with the Double Eagle. The ships are the first known to have made the route around Scotland (achterom) to avoid Duinkerk privateers.
After 7 years of service the Velzen ran a reef at the end of 1635 or early 1636 off the island of Wawony in the Strait of Bouton (Sulawesi, Indonesia).
Description
Type: fluyt
Built: VOC yard Amsterdam 1627, VOC chamber of Amsterdam
Tonnage: 360 , 180 last
References
- Dutch-Asiatic Shipping.
Details of voyage 0349.1 from Texel to Batavia.
Huygens ING.