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{{For|the island near [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]|Onrust Island}}
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| Ship laid down =Winter 1614
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| Ship capacity=16 tons
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[[File:Wpdms aq block 1614.jpg|thumb|upright|[[New Netherland]] as charted by [[Adriaen Block|Block]] in 1614]]
The '''''Onrust''''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɔnrʏst}}; {{langx|en|Restless}}) was a Dutch ship built by [[Adriaen Block]] and the crew of the ''[[Tyger (ship)|Tyger]]'', which had been destroyed by fire in the winter of 1613. The ''Onrust'' was the first ship to be built in what is now New York State, and the first [[North American fur trade|fur trading]] vessel built in America. The construction took four months in the winter of 1614 somewhere in [[New York Bay]].  Help from the local Native population is surmised based on the relationship developed by Jon Rodriquez, left on the island during a previous voyage.  The ''Onrust'' was 44.5 feet long<ref>Van Dusen, Albert "Connecticut" Random House,  1961, p. 19. Note: Refers to the name as 'Restless' rather than the Dutch name Onrust.</ref> and capable of carrying 16 tons.

In 1614, Block sailed through the whirlpools ([[Hell Gate|Hellegat]]) on the [[East River]], and into Long Island Sound. There he named [[Block Island]] for himself. Block was also the first European to venture up the [[Connecticut River]]. He managed to get as far as the [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]] rapids, about 60 miles up the river. Besides finding several inland water routes, creating trading networks and mapping native villages, the two first accurate maps of the east coast were drawn based on the voyages of the ''Onrust''. Later in the year, Block rendezvoused with the ''Fortuyn'', also under his command, near Cape Cod and sailed back to the [[Netherlands]] on 1 October 1614.  The ''Onrust'' was last reported in 1616 as headed to explore the "New River", now known as the [[Delaware River]] under [[Cornelius Hendrickson]].

==Onrust Project==
[[File:Onrust pier 84 jeh.jpg|thumb|upright|''Onrust'' replica in Manhattan for [[NY400]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.godutch.com/newspaper/index.php?id=1614 Dutch replica ship the Onrust participant at NYC for river event] goDutch.com, July 7, 2009</ref>]]

From 2006 to 2009 the Onrust Project, a [[non-profit organization]], directed by Don Rittner and Greta Wagle, built a replica of the ''Onrust'' at the [[Schenectady County Historical Society]]'s [[Mabee Farm Historic Site]] in [[Rotterdam Junction, NY]]. Master shipwright and naval architect Gerald DeWeerdt of the Netherlands, and shipwright Howard Mittleman of North River Restorations in Schenectady, N.Y. led the team of volunteers.<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/setting-sail-on-the-hudson-river-400-years-later-29209254/ Hall, Wayne A, "Setting Sail on the Hudson River 400 Years Later", ''Smithsonian Magazine'', June 7, 2009]</ref> 

Construction used both modern power tools and traditional hand tools to build the ship, employing authentic 17th century Dutch ship building techniques rediscovered by ship archeologists in the Netherlands.<ref>[http://www.theonrust.com/ The Onrust Project].</ref> The material is mostly [[white oak]] with pine decking, most of which was sawn nearby by one of the volunteers. The replica is held together by more than 4,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Setting Sail on the Hudson River 400 Years Later|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/setting-sail-on-the-hudson-river-400-years-later-29209254/}}</ref> hand-made [[black locust]] tree nails called [[trunnel]]s and iron rivets.  Much of the metal fittings and rivets were hand-made by local blacksmiths of wrought iron; others, as well as cannon, use authentic bronze.

The replica ''Onrust'' was first launched into the [[Mohawk River]] on May 20, 2009, and was able to participate in [[NY400]] that year, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grondahl|first=Paul|title=Dutch replica ship Onrust needs cash to bring Albany history to life|url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Dutch-replica-ship-Onrust-needs-cash-to-bring-10011167.php}}</ref>

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==External links==
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*[http://www.theonrust.com/ the Onrust Project]

[[Category:1610s ships]]
[[Category:Exploration ships of the Dutch Republic]]
[[Category:New Netherland]]