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Meermin
 An 18th-century Dutch hoeker
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Meermin |
| Namesake | Dutch word for "mermaid" |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Dutch East India Company |
| Laid down | 1759 |
| Commissioned | 1761 |
| Maiden voyage | Texel–Cape Colony |
| Fate | Grounded off Struisbaai, southern Africa, 1766; broke up in situ |
| General characteristics [1][Fn 1] | |
| Type | Hoeker |
| Tonnage | 480[1] |
| Length | 102 ft 2 in (31.14 m)[Fn 2] |
| Beam | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged |
Meermin (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmeːrmɪn] ⓘ) was an 18th-century Dutch cargo ship of the hoeker type, one of many built and owned by the Dutch East India Company. She was laid down in 1759 and fitted out as a slave ship before her maiden voyage in 1761, and her career was cut short by a mutiny of her cargo of Malagasy people. They had been sold to Dutch East India Company officials on Madagascar, to be used as company slaves in its Cape Colony in southern Africa. Half her crew and almost 30 Malagasy lost their lives in the mutiny; the mutineers deliberately allowed the ship to drift aground off Struisbaai, now in South Africa, in March 1766, and she broke up in situ. As of 2013, archaeologists are searching for the Meermin's remains.
- ^ a b Mountain 2005, p. 204.
- ^ "Meermin 1759". VOCsite.nl. 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012; "Slaves Failed Bid for Freedom". Rebirth.co.za. 2000. Retrieved 13 February 2012; "Struisbaai (R319)". Western Cape Government. 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2012; Chandler 2009; Mountain 2005, p. 204.
- ^ "Algemeen plan en spantenraam van de hoeker 'De Meermin'". Maritiem Digitaal. 1760. Retrieved 17 February 2014 (click on the image to view a larger version).
- ^ Collins 2001, pp. 68–71; Chandler 2009.
- ^ Collins 2001, p. 67.
- ^ "Dictionary.com Translator (Meermin)". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Amsterdam Voet". Terminology from the age of sail. Retrieved 13 February 2012; "Meermin 1759". VOCsite.nl. 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012;
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