Batavia shipwreck site

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The Batavia shipwreck site is the remains of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia, wrecked in 1629 off Western Australia, now a significant maritime archaeological site and a key part of early Australian colonial history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
cultural heritage site
maritime archaeological site
shipwreck site
accessRestriction diving access controlled under heritage legislation
associatedWith massacre of survivors on the Houtman Abrolhos
mutiny on the Batavia NERFINISHED
associatedWithVessel Batavia NERFINISHED
conservationGoal preservation of underwater cultural heritage
coordinateSystem underwater site with dispersed wreckage
country Australia
dateOfShipwreck 1629
discoveredBy maritime archaeologists from Western Australia
documentation archaeological surveys and excavations
educationalUse teaching early Australian maritime history
hasEvidenceOf 17th-century Dutch seafaring
early European presence off Australia
ship construction techniques of the Dutch East India Company
heritageDesignation National Heritage List (Australia) NERFINISHED
heritageStatus protected historic shipwreck
importance key site for understanding VOC maritime operations
key site for understanding early Australian colonial history
legalProtection Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 (Australia) NERFINISHED
Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 (Australia) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Houtman Abrolhos NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean
off the coast of Western Australia
materialRemains anchors
ballast
cannon
cargo items
hull timbers
personal artefacts
namedAfter Batavia (ship) NERFINISHED
operatorOfVessel Dutch East India Company GENERATED
partOf Dutch exploration of Australia
early European contact history of Australia
maritime heritage of Australia
relatedTo Batavia (1628 ship) NERFINISHED
Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park NERFINISHED
researchField historical archaeology
maritime archaeology
shipType East Indiaman
significantEvent wrecking of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia in 1629
studiedBy Western Australian Museum NERFINISHED
timePeriod 17th century
tourism subject of heritage tourism and museum exhibitions

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Houtman Abrolhos Islands knownFor Batavia shipwreck site