Koning Willem de Tweede (ship)

Koning Willem de Tweede, also known as Koning Willem II (English: King William II), was a Dutch passenger and cargo ship that was wrecked in Guichen Bay off the coast of Robe, South Australia, in 1857. The passengers, 400 Chinese migrants, had already disembarked, but 16 of the 25 crew drowned when trying to reach shore in a small boat.

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Koning Willem de Tweede (ship)

Koning Willem de Tweede, also known as Koning Willem II (English: King William II), was a Dutch passenger and cargo ship that was wrecked in Guichen Bay off the coast of Robe, South Australia, in 1857. The passengers, 400 Chinese migrants, had already disembarked, but 16 of the 25 crew drowned when trying to reach shore in a small boat.

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