What's a Flying Dutchman?
The Flying Dutchman Is a Legendary Ghost Ship Which Was Said to Never Be Able to Make Port, Doomed to Sail the Oceans Forever. the Myth Is Likely to Have...
The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship which was said to never be able to make port, doomed to sail the oceans forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dutch East India Company and Dutch maritime power.
What is Flying Dutchman slang for?
A Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship. Flying Dutchmannoun.
Was there a real Flying Dutchman?
In real life the Flying Dutchman was a 17th century Dutch merchantman, captained by Captain Hendrick Van Der Decken, a skilled seaman but one of few scruples, and in 1680 was proceeding from Amsterdam to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies.
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