Surviving relatives of the crew of KW-33 visit Trimingham, Norfolk - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

Surviving relatives of the crew of KW-33 visit Trimingham. A newspaper article in the Katwijk Speciaal from November 2014, telling the story of their visit to the grave near the site their fishing vessel went aground in 1881.

'In late late 1881 the fishing boat KW-33 'Lady Arendje' sank off the coast of Norfolk. Seven corpses were recovered from the ten passengers. Three crew members were missing. A group of descendants of one of the passengers, Huig van Duijn, visited the cemetery where they are buried.

'Lady Arendje's' keel was laid in 1878 at Taat. The fishing boat was some thirteen meters in length. Larger than most vessels at that time. The owner was shipowner Cornelis van Duijn. On the way home, after having fished off the English coast, the boat was caught in a storm. Another fishing boat, which was also fishing there, did manage to reach home at Katwijk. The 'Lady Arendje' did not. The KW-33 was smashed by the storm and tide, and thrown on the beach of Trimmingham. Skipper William Schaap was found beaten with his arms around his son Jacob (11 years) and Willem junior (16 years). The fishermen were buried in two crypts. An English nobleman a year later put a plaque with the names of the full crew: William Schaap, Jacob Schaap, Willem Schaap Jr., Jacob van Duyn, Huig van Duyn, Peter Kuyt, Cornelis de Best, Arie van. der Plas, Floris van der Plas and Pleunis Pronk. Until the '70s was the final resting place was completely unknown to the relatives. The great-grandson of skipper Sheep visits the grave regularly. A number of years ago a bus with relatives went to Trimmingham to visit the grave. Rev. Stam then led the memorial service. A model of KW-33 was placed in the church. A group of the granddaughters of Hugh van Duijn feel strongly related with the Katwijk sea fishing in general and with the KW-33 in particular. She also traveled to the final resting place of their grandfather. After traveling for three hours by bus, they finally reached Trimmingham, a village with 139 inhabitants. They visited the cemetery at the church of Trimmingham. Coby Sip: "It is impressive when you see those names, we can go there now, but in 1881 it was impossible for the family to say goodbye. It was actually hard to leave them..." The stone has been somewhat affected by the weather. "I would like to return one day."'

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(poorly translated from Dutch by me)

Type of publication: Newspaper When was the article reported?: 11/18/2014 Publication: Katwijk Speciaal Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: local News Category: Society/People

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