Batavia (1628 ship)
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Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company. She was built in Amsterdam in 1628 as the flagship of one of the three annual fleets of company ships and sailed that year on her maiden voyage for
Full-scale replica of Batavia
Survivors being transferred from the wrecked Batavia to nearby islands in the ship's boats.
Batavia's Graveyard, now known as Beacon Island, in the Wallabi Group, Abrolhos Islands
Massacre of the survivors
Francisco Pelsaert
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Francisco Pelsaert was a Dutch merchant who worked for the Dutch East India Company, best known for his role as the commander of the Batavia. The ship ran aground in the Houtman Abrolhos, off the coas
Batavia (1628 ship)
…ship broke apart, approximately 300 of the Batavia's 341 passengers and crew made their way ashore, the rest drowning in their attempts. Her commander, Francisco Pelsaert, sailed nearly 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) over 33 days in an open longboat to Batavia, present day Jakarta, to get help, leaving in charge senior VOC…
Ongeluckige voyagie van het schip Batavia, uytgevaren onder't beleydt van den E. François Pelsaert, 1648