Akerendam was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), built in 1724.

On 19 January 1725, Akerendam left in convoy with two other ships, heading for Batavia with a crew of 200 people and 19 chests of gold and silver on board.

[1] On 8 March 1725 Akerendam drifted in a snow storm and sank near the cliffs of Runde island (Norwegian west coast).

[2] Despite the fact that the ship was wrecked close to the shore there were no survivors.

In January 2011, some of the coins from the Maritime Museum were transported back to the island for an exhibition at Runde Miljøsenter.