Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

GT1404A - Ship's timber

Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon)

Ship's timber artefact recovered from Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon)

Fragment of sacrificial planking, poorly preserved. It has nail holes from sheathing nails, closely spaced in diagonal or alternating pattern, shafts are square in cross-section. rounded nail head impressions not well preserved as exterior is worm-eaten. Sawmarks visible on interior surface. This plank was sawn by a wind-driven sawing mill. The sawmarks are very straight and regular, run perpendicular to the length of the timber.

(Sample in MAC-056, T. 05).

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location 275/185

Number of Items 1

Material Ship's timber

Museum Reference

Registration Number 1404

ID 8741

Status Commonwealth

ANCODS 1985 Commonwealth Govt. Allocation: ANMM (00046473)

Map of shipwreck

Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon)

The Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon) sailed from Texel bound for Batavia (Jakarta), under Pieter Albertsz carrying trade goods and eight chests of silver to the value of 78,6000 guilders. On 28 April 1656 the Vergulde Draeck was wrecked just south of Ledge Point. 75 of the 193 made it to shore. A small boat was sent with the Understeersman and six others to Batavia (now Jakarta) arriving 40 days...