Draft:Cape storm (1737)
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In May 1737 there was a storm in South Africa. When the storm went over the Table Bay on 21 May, nine boats of the Dutch East India Company sank with 207 deaths.
Background
The Table Bay was at the time a Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company. Cape of Good Hope was a regular stop for all ships sailing from the Dutch Republic to Asia or ships returning from Asia to the Dutch Republic.
Shipwrecks
Most of the sources about the storm states that eight ships were lost due to the storm. The ships Iepenrode, Goudriaan, Flora, De Buis and Duinbeek were destroyed. The ships Westerwijk, Rodenrijs and Victoria stranded. The Papenburg, was the only ship of the fleet that was 'miraculously' preserved.[1] At least one more ship sank being the Victoria[2]
| Ship name | Type ship | Owner | Commander | Crew | Survived | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Buys | fluyt | Chamber of Enkhuizen | Hendrik Orsel | 77 | 30 | 47 |
| Duynbeek | Chamber of Zeeland | Jan van Thiel | 98 | 87 | 11 | |
| Flora | fluyt-variant (“hekboot”) |
Chamber of Amsterdam | Gerrit Pick | 111 | 52 | 59 |
| Goudriaan | fluyt | Chamber of Delft | Jurriaan Zeeman | 81 | 71 | 10 |
| Paddenburg | Chamber of Amsterdam | Van Veerde | 105 | 93 | 12 | |
| Rodenrys | fluyt | Chamber of Rotterdam | J. van Haerste | 82 | 75 | 7 |
| Victoria[2] | Chamber of Hoorn | Jacob Groot (?) | c. 30 | ? | ? | |
| Westerwyk | Chamber of Amsterdam | W. Bos | 103 | 101 | 2 | |
| Ypenroode | Chamber of Amsterdam | Elsbergen | 83 | 24 | 59 | |
| Total | 776 | 533 | 207 |
Aftermath
The Dutch East India Company investigated after the disaster, if the Saldanha Bay located 100km to the north from the Table Bay would be a better bay for the VOC ships. This ultimately didn't happen.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Nederlanden". 's Gravenhaegse Courant (in Dutch). 30 September 1737. p. 1-2 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b "Victoria (1724)". vocsite.nl.
- ^ "Iepenrode (+1737)". Cultureel Erfgoed (in Dutch).