How many survived the Batavia?
In the end, after it was all over and all mutineers had been executed, only approximately 116 Batavia survivors remained alive (not including desertions, deaths, births, or any unknown additional passengers).
What happened to the captain of the Batavia?
He was sentenced to death by hanging – along with seven of his comrades – but first had his hands chiseled off. Around 80 people eventually make it to Jakarta with Captain Francisco Pelsaert out of the original 341 who first left Holland aboard the Batavia.
Why did the Batavia sink?
During the voyage the ship’s Undermerchant, Jeronimus Cornelisz, conspired with the ship’s skipper Jacobsz and other officers to mutiny and seize the Batavia and all its valuable cargo, with a plan to use the ship for piracy. The vessel sank before this could be realised.
What year was the Batavia wreck?
1628
Batavia/Launched
Who was the island signal traitor?
Early life. Benedict Arnold was born a British subject, the second of six children of his father Benedict Arnold III (1683–1761) and Hannah Waterman King in Norwich, Connecticut on 14 January 1741.
What is the Batavia massacre?
‘Chinatown Tumult’) was a pogrom in which Dutch soldiers and native collaborators killed ethnic Chinese residents of the port city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies.
How long did it take to sail from Amsterdam to Batavia?
Already in 1802–1803 ships were making the trip to Batavia in 175–176 days, considerably faster than in the 1780s.
How deep is the Batavia shipwreck?
four to six metres
With tales of murderous mutiny, the Batavia Shipwreck off the coast of Geraldton is one of Western Australia’s best known historic dive sites. The ship lies in four to six metres of clear Indian Ocean making it an excellent dive spot for people of all diving abilities.