Dutch ship Klein Hollandia (1656)

Klein Hollandia (1656 - 24 March 1672) was a Dutch warship owned by the Admiralty of Rotterdam, the military body helping governing the Dutch navy.

The ship was involved in the Action of 12 March 1672 against the English fleet.

On the second day, on 24 March 1672 the ship was wrecked and sank.

Captain Jan Van Nes and fifty other people died.

[1][2] In 2019 the shipwreck was found off the coast of England at the Eastbourne wreck site, and identified as Klein Hollandia in January 2023.

17th century drawing of the Klein Hollandia by Willem van de Velde