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Grounding and Sinking
- When
- 7 November 1711
- Where
- Shetland Islands, Great Britain
- Part of
- Wreck of the Liefde
The Liefde ran aground and sank off Shetland on 7 November 1711 during a storm while on its fourth homeward voyage.
Commanded by Captain Meikens Barend with a crew of 300, the Dutch frigate encountered a storm in the North Sea. The vessel ran aground and sank off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain, ending its fourth voyage from the East.
Sources
- Liefde (East Indiaman) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-16
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