Liefde (East Indiaman)

For another merchant ship also named Liefde, see William Adams (pilot).

Liefde may have looked like the VOC type frigate 'Pieter and Paul' as depicted in a 1698 drawing by Abraham Storck
History
NameLiefde
Owner Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC)
Port of registry Dutch Republic
BuilderVereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC)
In service1698
Out of service7 November 1711
FateRan aground and sank during a storm
General characteristics
Class & typeVOC type frigate
TypeSailing ship
Tonnage1009bm
Length48.8 metres (160 ft 1 in)
Crew300
Armament32 Cannons

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.

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