Kongen af Danmark was a Chinaman of the Danish Asiatic Company, built at Asiatisk Plads in 1788. She was the fifth DAC ship with this name.
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Name | Kongen af Danmark |
Owner | Danish Asiatic Company |
Builder | Asiatisk Plads |
Launched | January 1735 |
In service | 1735-44 |
Fate | Wrecked |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Frigate |
Complement | 141 |
Construction and design
editKongen af Danmark was constructed by master shipbuilder Christian Bruus at Asiatisk Plads in 1788.[1] It was the 30th DAC ship built at Asiatisk Plads and the fifth DAC ship with that name.[2]
DAC career
editShe completed five expeditions to Canton. Her captains were Jens Nielsen Tørslew (1788-1789), Andreas Halkiær (1794-1795), Jens Winther (1797-1798) and O.D.L. Agerbeck (1801-1802).[1]
Fate
editThe ship was only just able to make it back from her last expedition to Canton. Her hull contained seven of water as she arrived in Copenhagen. She was therefore broken up the same year.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Enkeltskibser: Kongen af Danmark (V)". jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Asiatisk Kompagni - Skibene". jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.