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17th-Century Ship’s 650-Tonne Move: The Batavia’s Final Voyage Ashore

CLAVE 1 / 4The 56.6-metre wooden replica of the 1628 Dutch East India Company ship Batavia has arrived at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam for dry-docking.

CLAVE 2 / 4The vessel’s 31-year-old timber hull required a custom 100-tonne steel-and-wood cradle to avoid structural damage during the move.

CLAVE 3 / 4The Batavia will be permanently relocated to Museum Batavialand in Lelystad on 2 October, marking the end of its decades afloat.

CLAVE 4 / 4Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam engineered the dry-docking sequence over 14 months, including a 39.7-metre cradle built by sister company Niron Staal.

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