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Down on 5 May

On this day in history the following ships were wrecked:

  • Rijnland († 1666, 360 years ago)
    Teluk Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Watervliet († 1742, 284 years ago)
    Calais, France
  • Simon (HVH 2) († 1917, 109 years ago)
    Terschelling lichtschip, Netherlands
  • Avro Lancaster Mk. I W4784 († 1943, 83 years ago)
    Spakenburg, Netherlands
  • U 853 († 1945, 81 years ago)
    Block Island, NY, United States of America
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Wrecks of Flevoland

The Zuiderzee played an important role in the economy of the Low Countries since reaching its largest size in the Late Middle Ages.

Model of five shipwrecks from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that sank on the Burgzand, the Texel Roads - Go to Burgzand Noord

Burgzand Noord

In the Wadden Sea lies the national monument Burgzand Noord, a location where sixteen historic shipwrecks from the 16th till 18th centuries have been preserved.

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13 Provinces

In the '13 Provinces' project, volunteers and students uncover the extensive and varied maritime history of the Netherlands through local research.

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Dutch Presence in Cuba

An overview of sites that are linked to the project 'Dutch Presence in Cuban Waters'

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World War II

An overview of ships that sank during World War II.

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World War I

An overview of ships that sank during World War I.

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Dutch wrecks in Southe Africa

Dutch shipwrecks in Southe Africa