Duyfken

Duyfken

The Duyfken replica on the Swan River

Ship data flag  Australia Ship type Yacht / pinasse home port Cairns Owner Duyfken Foundation of Fremantle Shipyard Duyfken Shipyard Launch January 24, 1999 Whereabouts Seaworthy museum ship

Ship dimensions and crew length 19.9 m ( Lüa ) width 6.0 m Draft Max. 2.3 m displacement 100 GRT   crew 25 permanent crew

Rigging and rigging Rigging Barque Number of masts 3 Number of sails 11 Sail area 290 m² Speed under sail Max. 7 kn (13 km / h)

Willem Jansz's voyage of discovery on the Duyfken 1605–1606

The Duyfken ("dove") was a small ship that was built in 1595 in the Netherlands .

It was a fast, lightly armed ship that was probably originally intended to transport small, valuable goods or as a pirate ship. In 1606 it reached mainland Australia during a voyage of discovery from Bantam ( Java ) under the leadership of Willem Jansz . Janszoon was then considered the first European explorer of Australia.

Replica of the Duyfken

The ship was recreated in full size by the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation in collaboration with the Maritime Museum of Western Australia and was launched on January 24, 1999 in Fremantle . It was used for goodwill trips to Sydney , Queensland , Indonesia , Sri Lanka , Mauritius , South Africa and finally Texel .

The replica is on display for public viewing in Perth on the Swan River .

Web links

• History of Duyfken (English)

literature

• Schäuffelen, Böhm: The last great sailing ships. Delius Klasing: Bielefeld 2010. ISBN 978-3-7688-3191-8