Warrnambool Standard
March 17 1911
The
Dutch Galleot
(Extract)
Mr. W. J. James, who recently discovered the wreck of the Dutch galleot
at Port Fairy, arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday to submit samples of paint or
pitch from the vessel’s side to an analyst for the purpose of discovering the
vessel’s probable age and other details connected with her. Mr. James states
that the galleot is sheathed in copper, and is evidently of great age. It is
ascertained that her hull is made of Spanish walnut, and she is of 54 to 60 tons
burthen.