ABSTRACT
The complex activities of the VOC in Asia are reflected in the composition of the fleet in Asia. In order to further examine the logistical development of the VOC and to assess how successful they were in their attempts to maximise their organisation we have to look more closely into where the VOC fleet was employed in Asia. In Chapter 5.9 the composition of the total VOC fleet up to 1660 is described. Based on the classification of the vessels into the ten rates, a general description of the features of the vessels was given.
