Arnhem (ship)
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This article is about the VOC ship built in 1654. For earlier VOC ship named Arnhem, see Voyage of the Pera and Arnhem to Australia in 1623.
The Arnhem or Aernem[1] (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnɛm]) was a Dutch East Indiaman sailing vessel that was shipwrecked 12 February 1662 off Mauritius on the Saint Brandon Rocks.
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Dutch Republic | |
Name | Arnhem |
Owner | Dutch East India Company |
Builder | Dutch East India Company, Amsterdam |
Commissioned | c.1654 |
Fate | Wrecked on Saint Brandon Rocks (off Mauritius) on 12 February 1662 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dutch East Indiaman |
Tons burthen | 1,000 tons |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | Three masts |
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