The cargo ship went off on its first trip in January 1749, but it didn't last a month. Problems developed along the way, and an epidemic was followed by a mutiny. The Amsterdam was wrecked in Late January in the English Channel.
The remains of the boat were found in 1969 and it can be seen at low tide. While the ship has portions that are well preserved and there has been talk of trying to bring it to life, nothing has happened yet.
However, a replica was built in the late 1980s and floated to Amsterdam. There it sits next to the Netherlands Maritime Museum.
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