| History | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Kennemerland |
| Cost | 33,000 guilders |
| Laid down | 1661 |
| In service | 1662 |
| Stricken | 1664 |
| Fate | Wrecked on Stoura Stack, Out Skerries, Shetland around 60°25′05″N 0°45′07″W / 60.418111°N 0.751827°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dutch East Indiaman |
| Length | 155 Dutch feet |
| Beam | 35 Dutch feet |
| Draught | 17.5 Dutch feet |
| Depth of hold | 7 Dutch feet |
| Armament | 30 guns, 2 minions |
The Kennemerland was a Dutch East Indiaman (sailing ship) that was lost off the Out Skerries, Shetland, in 1664. It was carrying cargo from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies, and had taken the northern route to avoid interception by the English, since the Second Anglo-Dutch War (4 March 1665 – 31 July 1667) was expected to start soon. There were just three survivors. The islanders salvaged what they could, but there were disputes over ownership of the spoil. The vessel's excavation in the 1970s was one of the earliest exercises in the new discipline of maritime archaeology.