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| History | |
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| Name | Hollandia |
| Owner | Dutch East India Company |
| Builder | Amsterdam Dockyard |
| Launched | 1742 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 13 July 1743 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fluyt |
| Tons burthen | 700 tons |
| Length | 42 m (137 ft 10 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 32 guns |
Hollandia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; VOC) which, on her maiden voyage, was wrecked on Gunner Rock, west of Annet, Isles of Scilly on 13 July 1743 causing 306 fatalities (276 sailors and soldiers and 30 passengers). The wreck was discovered in 1971 by Rex Cowan, a London attorney.