Batavia

ship wrecked in 1629 on Houtman Abrolhos with at least 110 men, women and children being murdered during subsequent mutiny
Vehicle shipwreck Q810735
Batavia
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Batavia

Summary

Batavia is a shipwreck[1]. Batavia ranks in the top 2% of shipwreck entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,913 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Batavia is located in Houtman Abrolhos[3].
  • Batavia is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Batavia is on the body of water Indian Ocean[5].
  • Batavia's instance of is recorded as shipwreck[6].
  • Batavia is owned by Dutch East India Company[7].
  • Batavia's collection is recorded as Western Australian Museum Shipwreck Database[8].
  • Batavia's Commons category is recorded as Batavia (ship, 1628)[9].
  • Batavia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -28.491644, 'longitude': 113.791928}[10].
  • Batavia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Batavia (1628 ship)[11].
  • Batavia's Commons gallery is recorded as Batavia (ship)[12].
  • Batavia's participant in is recorded as European maritime exploration of Australia[13].
  • Batavia's native label is recorded as Batavia[14].
  • Batavia's length is recorded as {'amount': '+56.6'}[15].
  • Batavia's width is recorded as {'amount': '+10.5'}[16].
  • Batavia's beam is recorded as {'amount': '+10.5'}[17].
  • Batavia's draft is recorded as {'amount': '+5.1'}[18].
  • Batavia's country of registry is recorded as Dutch Republic[19].

Why It Matters

Batavia ranks in the top 2% of shipwreck entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,913 views/month).[2] Batavia has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Batavia is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width {'amount': '+10.5'}
    Coordinates
    Beam {'amount': '+10.5'}
    Length {'amount': '+56.6'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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