Christianshavn was an East Indiaman of the Danish Asiatic Company, which she served from 1800 until 1834. The poet Poul Martin Møller served as ship's chaplain on board the ship on an expedition to Canton and Manilla in 1819–20. She was renamed Frederik VI (Frederik den Siette) after undergoing a complete overhaul at the Royal Dockyard in Copenhagen in 1828. She completed the Danish Asiatic Company's last expedition to China in 1834–34.
Origins
The ship was a British ship captured by the French Navy near the colony of Isle de France in 1798. She was first acquired by Selbye & Terboch and then in 1800 sold to the Danish Asiatic Company in 1800 and subsequently renamed Christianshavn. She was renamed Frederik VI circa 1828.[1][2]
DAC service
Christianshavn
Christianshavn completed its first DAC expedition in 1801-02. It was in Batavia.[3]
Captain Poul Christensen and Master (styrmand) Jens Jensen sailed from Copenhagen on 8 July 1703m bound for Canton. Christianshavn arrived back in Copenhagen on 1 July 1805.[1]
Captain Svend Wilhelm Ørgaard and Master (styrmand) J. A. Ponsaing sailed from Copenhagen on 24 February 1806, bound for Canton and Manilla. Christianshavn arrived back in Copenhagen on 15 June 1807.[1]
Christianshavn was one of only two ships still owned by the Danish Asiatic Company at the war ended in 1914. The other one was Kronprindsessen.[4]
Further reading
- Storm, Gans: Dagbog
Fate
Frederik VI was sold to CEO in 1830. In 1841, she was sold to J. Owen in Copenhagen. in 1845, she was sold to the UK. She wrecked off Bintang Island at Sumatra in 1846. [2]
External links
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References
- Enkeltskibser. Christianshavn jmarcussen.dk, retrieved 13 November 2022^
- Enkeltskibser. Frederik VI jmarcussen.dk, retrieved 13 November 2022^
- Asiatiske, vestindiske og guineiske handelskompagnier slaegtsbibliotek.dk, retrieved 16 June 2022^