Liefde (East Indiaman)
 Liefde as she may have looked like. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Liefde |
| Owner: |
 Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) |
| Port of registry: |
Dutch Republic |
| Builder: | Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) |
| In service: | 1698 |
| Out of service: | 7 November 1711 |
| Fate: | Ran aground and sank during a storm |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | VOC type frigate |
| Type: | Sailing ship |
| Tonnage: | 1009bm |
| Length: | 48.8 metres (160 ft 1 in) |
| Crew: | 300 |
| Notes: | Captain Meikens Barend |
Liefde was a Dutch Sailing ship that ran aground and sank during a storm in the North Sea off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain, while she was on her fourth homeward voyage from the East under the command of Captain Meikens Barend.
Owners
Liefde was built in The Netherlands by the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) as a frigate for voyages to the East.
Sinking
On 7 November 1711 Liefde was on her fourth homeward voyage from the East under the command of Captain Meikens Barend. She was thought to be carrying 32 guns as well as merchandise from the east and a crew of 300. After a storm hit the ship, she ran aground and sank off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain leaving only one survivor of the entire crew. It is unknown who the sole survivor was. [1]
Wreck
The current wreck position is unknown.