▁Kenn emer land ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁for ▁ 3 3 , 0 0 0 ▁gu ild ers . ▁Me as ured ▁in ▁Dutch ▁feet , ▁it ▁was ▁ 1 5 5 ft ▁long , ▁ 3 5 ft ▁wide ▁and ▁ 1 7 ft ▁ 6 in ▁deep . ▁The ▁cargo ▁ra fter s ▁were ▁ 7 ft ▁high . ▁It ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁cast ▁iron ▁guns , ▁six ▁bronze ▁guns ▁and ▁two ▁min ions , ▁typical ▁for ▁a ▁ship ▁of ▁its ▁type ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁made ▁its ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁for ▁the ▁V OC ▁between ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁sail ing ▁from ▁the ▁Tex el ▁to ▁Bat avia ▁( now ▁Jak arta , ▁Indones ia ) ▁and ▁back . ▁The ▁Kenn emer land ▁and ▁its ▁companion ▁the ▁R ijn land ▁left ▁the ▁Tex el ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁They ▁carried ▁ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁gu ild ers ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁cargo . ▁Since ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁England , ▁the ▁captain ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁northern ▁route ▁around ▁the ▁Sh et land ▁Islands ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁shorter ▁English ▁Channel ▁route , ▁where ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁capture ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁greater . ▁ ▁Sh ip w reck ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the