Nineteenth-Century Dutch Shipwreck Located in South Australia - Archaeology Magazine

Nineteenth-Century Dutch Shipwreck Located in South Australia - Archaeology Magazine

Iron component of the ship's windlass, Guichen Bay, Australia ROBE, AUSTRALIA—Australian National Maritime Museum announced that a team of archaeological divers believe they have located the wreck of Koning Willem de Tweede. The 800-ton Dutch merchant sailing vessel was lost in Guichen Bay off South Australia in 1857. The team used marine magnetometry and underwater metal detectors in an area where the ship reportedly went down and were able to …

A team of Australian maritime archaeologists believes they have located the wreck of the Dutch frigate "Koning Willem de Tweede", which sank in 1857 in a storm off the coast of South Australia.

South Australia: Century-old Dutch shipwreck finally found - MariTimes Crimes

Historic Dutch merchant vessel located after 168 years Marine archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the Koning Willem de Tweede shipwreck, a Dutch merchant vessel lost in 1857 off the coast of Robe, South Australia. The wreck, lying submerged for over 160 years, was identified following a four-year search led by the Australian National Maritime Museum in partnership with the Silentworld Foundation, Flinders University, and South Austral…

Shipwreck site of 19th c. Dutch merchant vessel found

Researchers are confident they have located the shipwreck site of Koning Willem de Tweede, lost in Guichen Bay, South Australia in June 1857. The post Shipwreck site of 19th c. Dutch merchant vessel found appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

Long-Lost Shipwreck Koning Willem de Tweede Filled With Treasures Discovered By Marine Archaeologists - Ancient Pages

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - The 800-ton Dutch merchant sailing ship, Koning Willem de Tweede, was lost during a storm in 1857. Recently, marine archaeologists announced the discovery of its shipwreck off the coast of South Australia, potentially containing numerous treasures. This 42-meter-long vessel sailed from Hong Kong and reached South Australia in June 1857 […]