REPLICA OF THE BATAVIA

Back in 2008 on the 2sd of August I took the evening sailing from Hull to Rotterdam on the P & O PRIDE OF ROTTERDAM on a business trip to Paris, I had the following day off so I decided to do a short trip to Lelystad to visit the replica of the amazing BATAVIA, a sailing ship replica of the original vessel which was built in HOLLAND for the Dutch East India Company for the spices trade in 1628, this vessel became famous for ever because she sunk on her maiden voyage, off the Australian coast in 1629 and the mutiny that took place during that voyage and the subsequent massacre of the survivors. Text and pictures taken on the 3rd of August 2008 mine.