“ Sinking Of The Van Der Wijck
(Shoutampton, English) “
Lira Wulandari
X Science 2
Senior Hight School 1 Sungailiat
2020 / 2021
Where The Sinking Of The
Van Ther Wijck Ship?
According to history, the ship sank in the waters
of Lamongan, exactly 12 miles from Brondong
beach.
How do we get to the
location of the incident?
From downtown Java - towards the Java sea
By Car = 13km with 25 minute
By Motorcycle = 12km with 22 minute
By Train = 50 minute
By Taxi = 25 minute
When the Sinking Of The Van
Der Wijck Ship?
This ship sank on Tuesday, 20 October 1936. The
number of passengers at that time was 187
Indigenous people and 39 European citizens. To
commemorate their story, the Dutch government
built a monument to the Van Der Wijck ship. Even
today, the story about the sinking of the Van Der
Wijck ship is familiar. Because in 2013 the story
was made into a film based on the novel by
Hamka with the same title.
Why The Sinking Of The Van
Ther Wijck Ship Happened?
Van Der Wicjk sank on his way to Semarang on
October 20, 1936, in the waters of Lamongan. The
amount of cargo that exceeds the normal limit of
ship tonnage is suspected to be the cause. The
exact number of victims in the Van Der Wijck
tragedy was not stated
What are the contents of Van
Ther Wijck ship?
The Van der Wijck ship is based on records with a
capacity of 1093 passengers with First Class (VVIP)
with a capacity of 60 people, Second Class (VIP)
with a capacity of 34 people and economy class
with a capacity of 999 people. The gross weight
(GT) of the ship is 2,633 tons, net weight (nett) is
1,512 tons with a carrying capacity of 1,801 tons.
How The History Of The
Sinking of The Van Ther Wijck
Ship?
The van der Wijck ship that sank in Brondong
Waters, Lamongan in 1936 is said to be an
underwater treasure. The sinking event is marked
by the erection of a monument.
The monument to the sinking of the van der Wijck
ship is located at Nusantara Brondong Harbor.
The monument, said the Head of Culture of the
Lamongan Tourism and Culture Office, Mifta
Alamuddin, is in a location that was previously
thought to be the evacuation site for ship victims.
"The monument or monument was built as a form
of gratitude to the local fishermen who have
helped the victims of the van der Wijck ship
accident,"
The monument is 3 floors long. On the 2nd floor
there is a balcony overlooking the sea. While the
building measures about 2.5 meters x 3 meters
with a height of 10 meters.
Two plaques are stuck on both sides of the
building with the old Dutch and Indonesian
spelling. "Warning Sign to Penoeloeng-
Penoeloeng Waktoe Sinking of the Van der Wijck
DDC 19-20 October 1936," reads the inscription
on the plaque on the west side.
The plaque in Dutch is behind it or to the east of
the monument. Written on the plaque 'Martinus
Jacobus Uytererk Radiotelegrafist Aan Boord S.S
Van Der Wijck 20 October 1936 Hij Bleef Getrouw
Tot In Den Dood Zijn Nagedachtenis Zij Eere. Zijne
Vrienden '.