History | |
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Dutch Republic | |
Name | Aagtekerke |
Namesake | Village of Aagtekerke |
Owner | Dutch East India Company |
Builder | Chamber of Zeeland |
Launched | 1724 |
Fate | Lost without trace in 1726 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 280 tons |
Length | 145 ft (44 m) |
Complement | 200 |
Aagtekerke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːxtəˌkɛrkə]) was a ship of the Dutch East India Company built in 1724. It was lost without trace during its maiden voyage in 1725–26, sailing from Cape of Good Hope in the Dutch Cape Colony to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies.[1]