Dronning Caroline Mathilde (DAC ship) explained

Dronning Caroline Mathilde, later renamed Ganges, following the arrest of her namesake, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, was an East Indiaman of the Danish Asiatic Company, built in 1769. She sailed on seven expeditions to the Rast Indies.

Construction

The Dronning Caroline Mathilde was built for the Danish Asiatic Company at Fabritius & Wever's dockyard in Copenhagen. Her bilbrev was issued on 6 November 1769.[1] She was named in honour of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark. In January 1773, after her namesake had been compromised by her affair with Struense, she was renamed Ganges.[2]

Career

As Dronning Caroline Mathilde

1769-1771 Dronning Caroline Mathilde departed from Copenhagen in 1769, bound for Tranquebar. She arrived back in Copenhagen in 1771.[3]
1771-1773She departed from Copenhagen in 1771, bound for Tranquebar. She arrived at Tranquebar in July 1772. She departed from Tranquebar in February 1773.

As Ganges

1773-1775 She was captained by Diderich Bagge on her first expedition to Tranquebar under the new name.[1] Her travel pass (afgangspas) was issued in December 1773. She arrived at Tranquebar in June 1774.

She set sail from Tranquebar in February 1775, bound for Copenhagen. Hermann Abbestée and his family were on board the ship as passengers. Abbestée had just resigned from the post as interim governor of the colony after spending 13 years. The ship reached Copenhagen on 17 August 1775.[4]

1776-1777 She was captained by E. Junge on her next expedition to Tranquebar in 1776-1777.[1] Her travel pas was issued in March 1776. She arrived at Tranquebar in September 1776.
1778-1780 She was again captained by E. Junge on her next expedition to Tranquebar and Frederiksbagore in 1778-1780.[1] Her travel pass was issued in March 1778. A young Jacob Brønnum Scavenius served as acting supercargp (officially as assistant but there was no supercargo) on the expedition. Scacenius made friends with Johan Leonhard Fix during his stay in Frederiksnagore. On the way back to Copenhagen, Ganges called at Tranquebar. This gave Scavenius an opportunity to apply was for the cacant position as 1st Assistant in Frederiksnagore. He ended up spending 15 years in India.[5]

Ganges set sail from Tranquebar in March 1779, bound for Copenhagen.

1780-1782 She was captained by O. Selvog on her next expedition to Tranquebar in 1780-1782. Ger travel pas was ussed in October 1780. She arrived at Tranquebar in July 1781.
1782-1785 The Ganges was captained by Capt. Haaber on her last expedition to Danish India in 1782-1785. Her travel pas was issued in November 1782. She departed from Serampore in December 1674, bound for Copenhagen.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enkeltskibser: Dronning Caroline Mathilde. Danish. jmarcussen.dk. 2 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Enkeltskibser: Ganges. Danish. jmarcussen.dk. 2 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Asiatisk Kompagni - Skibene. Danish. jmarcussen.dk. 2 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Familien Abbestée.. Danish. Sommer, O. F.. slaegtsbibliotek.dk. 16 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Jacob Scavenius. Danish. Dansk Biografisk Leksikonk. 7 February 2018.

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