The Vergulde Draeck (pronounced[vɛrˈɣʏldəˈdraːk]), also spelled Vergulde Draak and Vergulde Draek (meaning Gilt Dragon), was a 41.8-metre (137 ft), 260-tonne (290-ton) ship constructed in 1653 by the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC).[1][2]
^"Vergulde Draak (1653)". De VOCsite (in Dutch). 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^"The Dutch East India Company's shipping between the Netherlands and Asia 1595-1795". huygens.knaw.nl. Huygens ING. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
The VerguldeDraeck (pronounced [vɛrˈɣʏldə ˈdraːk]), also spelled Vergulde Draak and Vergulde Draek (meaning Gilt Dragon), was a 41.8-metre (137 ft),...
Draeck may refer to: VerguldeDraeck Willem Draeck, Lord of Merksem (died 1525), Mayor of Antwerp De Groene Draeck Gulden Draak Hotel de Draak Joris en...
Dutch vessel belonging to the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC), VerguldeDraeck, struck a reef off Ledge Point on the central west coast of Western...
proceeded northwards without much investigation. On 28 April 1656, VerguldeDraeck en route to Batavia (now Jakarta) was shipwrecked 107 km (66 mi) north...
site. Wrecked in 1656 south of Ledge Point, Western Australia, the VerguldeDraeck (or Gilt Dragon, as it is more commonly known) was the first to be...
Isles, led by Charles II. April 28 – The Dutch East India Company ship VerguldeDraeck, with 193 crew aboard and a valuable cargo is wrecked off Ledge Point...
Many ships were wrecked along the coast, including Batavia in 1629, VerguldeDraeck in 1656, Zuytdorp in 1712, and Zeewijk in 1727. In 1696 Willem de Vlamingh...
found evidence of mutiny and many previous survivors murdered. 1656 – VerguldeDraeck (Gilt Dragon) en route to Batavia was shipwrecked 107 km (66 mi) north...
(under command of Samuel Volkersen) had been searching for survivors of VerguldeDraeck, which had been wrecked off the western coast of Australia in April...
Isles, led by Charles II. April 28 – The Dutch East India Company ship VerguldeDraeck, with 193 crew aboard and a valuable cargo is wrecked off Ledge Point...
van rampen buiten Nederland met Nederlandse dodelijke slachtoffers "VerguldeDraeck (Gilt Dragon)". Shipwreck Databases. Western Australian Museum. Retrieved...
indigenous inhabitants. This is especially of interest at the wrecks of the VerguldeDraeck and Zuytdorp. Other notable pre-colonial wrecks include Correio da...
Cowan and Alan Robinson) to see wreckage that later proved to be the VerguldeDraeck (1656) popularly known as the Gilt Dragon. In December of that year...
efforts ensued following the 1656 wreck of the Dutch merchant ship VerguldeDraeck off the west coast of Australia. Survivors sought help, and in response...
significant events. January–April - Dutch East India Company ship VerguldeDraeck wrecked in 1656 off Western Australia. Instituto Nacional de Antropología...
Batavia. (Perth: Abrolhos, 1994) Green, Jeremy N.: Treasures from the 'VerguldeDraeck' (Gilt Dragon). (Perth: Western Australian Museum, 1974) Green, Jeremy...
C. Clarke and associates. April 13 - Dutch East India Company ship VerguldeDraeck wrecked in 1656 off Western Australia. September - Hinton St Mary Mosaic...
notable local historical shipwrecks such as the Zuytdorp, Zeewijk and VerguldeDraeck.[citation needed] The explorer George Grey, while on his second disastrous...
(110 m) taking, sixteen men, two women and a child with her. 28 April — VerguldeDraeck ( Dutch East India Company): The pinnace broke in two when she ran...
named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt. 1656 28 April In 1656 the VerguldeDraeck struck a submerged coral reef midway between what are now the coastal...
ship had sailed from Batavia in search of survivors of the missing VerguldeDraeck which was later found wrecked 80 kilometres (50 mi) north near present-day...
mutineers are marooned on the mainland. 28 April 1656 Wreck of the VerguldeDraeck or Gilt Dragon. 68 survivors made it to the mainland and disappeared...
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