Leeuwin (ship)

Three ships of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC) and its pre-companies have been named Leeuwin,[1][2] including the galleon from which parts of the southwest coastline of Australia were first mapped in March 1622.[3]

  • Leeuwin (1621) was a galleon with tonnage 400 that travelled to the East Indies five times, returning four times.[2] Following its last arrival in the East Indies in 1632, it was laid up in 1640.[2]

The sail training ship STS Leeuwin II is based in Fremantle, Western Australia.[6]

References

  1. "South Land to New Holland". Dutch charting of Australia 1606–1756. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. "The Dutch East India Company's shipping between the Netherlands and Asia 1595-1795". huygens.knaw.nl. Huygens ING. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. Flinders, Matthew (2004) [1814]. A Voyage to Terra Australis. Vol. 1 (Project Gutenberg ed.). London: G. & W. Nicol.
  4. "Leeuwin (1598)". De VOCsite (in Dutch). 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. "Leeuwin (1653)". De VOCsite (in Dutch). 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. Caines, Kimberley (17 December 2021). "Leeuwin tall ship thrown $1m lifeline to keep afloat". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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