'Drommedaris' arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Replica arrived from Holland in 1952. Burned by fire at its resting place. Documented before its history goes down the memory hole - Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth

Photo by Etiennedup on flickr a Replica of Jan van Riebeeck's ship in Table Bay during the Van Riebeeck festival in 1952.

This Boat was a full replica of Jan van Riebeeck's "drommedaris". It arrived from Holland in Table Bay in 1952 and went on display in Cape Town. Later it found its resting place at Santarama Miniland at Wemmer Pan in Johannesburg. Upgrades were made to miniland and it so "transpired" that the boat was totally destroyed by fire. This has happened to a number of historical icons of Dutch and english origin!