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Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
NETHERLANDS 1601-1816 |
| Item Description: |
DUCAT 1729 Netherland UTRECHT VLIEGENTHART SHIPWRECK |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU Details |
| Owner: |
jim hawkins |
Owner Comments:
Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands ...
The East Indiaman Vliegenthart (“Flying Hart” in Dutch) had just departed Rammekens for the East Indies when the deadly combination of a northeast gale, a spring tide and pilot error sent her into a sand bank behind her sister-ship Anna Catharina. The latter ship broke apart in the storm while the Vliegenthart, damaged and firing her cannons in distress, slipped off the bank and sank in 10 fathoms of water. All hands on both ships were lost.