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Wreck of the Liefde

When
1711
Where
Shetland Islands, Great Britain
Episodes
1

In November 1711, the Dutch East India Company frigate Liefde, commanded by Captain Meikens Barend, ran aground and sank off Shetland during a storm. The vessel was on its fourth homeward voyage with a crew of 300. Local inhabitants salvaged approximately 2,000 guilders from the wreck in the following year.

Episodes

  1. 7 November 1711 · Shetland Islands, Great BritainGrounding and Sinking

    The Liefde ran aground and sank off Shetland on 7 November 1711 during a storm while on its fourth homeward voyage.

Background and detail

Wreck Circumstances. On 7 November 1711, the Liefde was on its fourth homeward voyage from the East. The ship ran aground and sank during a storm in the North Sea off the Shetland Islands. The crew consisted of 300 individuals at the time of the incident.

People involved

Sources

  1. Liefde (East Indiaman) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-16

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