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The Vrijheid arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 23 June 1686
- Ship’s type: Jacht (Yacht)
- Construction: Built in 1666 for the VOC Chamber of Amsterdam at the VOC ship yard in Amsterdam.
- Term: In use by the VOC from 1666 until 17 July 1691 when it was sold in Batavia.
- Length: 170 feet
- Breadth: 39 feet
- Loading capacity: 1210 tons
- Crew: 240-300 men
- Flag: Chamber of Zeeland
Voyage to the Cape:
- Date of departure: 9 March 1686 on behalf of the VOC Chamber of Zeeland on its 7th and last voyage from the Netherlands to Batavia
- Port of departure: Wielingen
- Final destination: Batavia
- Date of arrival in the Cape: 23 June 1686
- Date of arrival in Batavia: 07 September 1686
- Length of voyage: 182 days in total - 106 days to the Cape
- Details of voyage: Via S. Tiago.
- Captain: Unknown
On board from NL.. disembarked Cape...Embarked.... Arr. Batavia IV V VI
Seafarers......158....................1......................0........................156 (2 deaths en route)
Soldiers.........107....................1......................7.........................111 (2 deaths en route)
Passengers....13....................2......................0...........................11
Information of those on board from the Dutch "Nationaal Archief"
Passengers disembarking at the Cape & Places of Origin:
- Francois du Toit (died 1734) from Flandres
- Guillaume du Toit from Flandres
Passengers' Stories:
- On July 17, 1691, the Vrijheid was laid up in Batavia and on September 11, 1691, it was decided to have the half-burned ship the Vrijheid "sold outright".
Resources
- List of Huguenots embarking from France
- Olive Tree Site's Ship Lists
- Huguenot Heritage Ship Lists
- De VOC Site
- Dutch National Archives, 1.11.01.01 inv.nr. 551. List of all such ships in types as at the VOC have been built or bought or leased as well as whether the same have been left behind or wrecked as named and burned, missing or decommissioned (Lijst van alle zoodanige Schepen in soorten als bij de Generale Oostindische Compagnie zijn gemaekt oft gekocht als gehuurt alsmede waer oft de zelfde zijn agter gebleven ofte verongelukt als genoomen en verbrand, vermist of afgelegt. - [s.a]. - 228 folio's, [nl] - Nationaal Archief, 1.11.01.01 inv.nr. 551 Aanwinsten eerste afd. 1891, 19E)