Dronning Juliana Maria (1775 DAC ship)
Dronning Juliana Maria (also spelled Dronning Juliane Maria and Dronning Juliane Marie) was a Chinaman of the Danish Asiatic Company. launched in Copenhagen in 1775. She was the second of four ship of the company with the same name. THer name was probably inspired by her namesake death. She only sailed on two expeditions to Canton. Her fate is unclear. The DAC's third Dronning Juliana Maria was launched in 1780.
Construction
The ship was constructed at the Danish Asiatic Company]]'s own dockyard at Asiatisk Plads. She was designed by master shipbuilder Poul Frantzen.[1]
Career
- 1775-1777
Dronning Kiliana Maria was captained by J.H. Hast on her first expedition to Canton. The ship's protocol (kapt by Haste) covers the period 0 November 1775 – 4 August 1777.[2]
- 1777-1780
She set sail from Copenhagen in December 1777, bound for Tranquebar. Hermann Abbestée. Friedrich Ludvig le Fevre and Friderich Johan Peter von Lichtenstein were on board the ship as passengers. Abbestée was followed by his wife, three children, a governess, three maids and two servants.[3]
The ship reached Tranquebar on 16 January 1880.She arrived back in Copenhagen in July 1780. The ship's protocol (12 November 1777 – 17 July 1780) was kept by master (styrmand) H. H. Hviid and master H. Schovert.[2]
Fate
The fate of the ship is unclear. Another Dronning Kiliana Maria was launched from the Danish Asiatic Company's dockyard in 1790. The old ship was most likely sold to a private operator. A voyage is possibly mentioned in 1785.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Enkeltskibser: Dronning Juliane Maria". jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Asiatiske, vestindiske og guineiske handelskompagnier" (PDF). slaegtsbibliotek.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Larsen, Kay. "Guvernører, residenter, kommandanter og chefer" (PDF) (in Danish). Arthur Jensens Forlag. Retrieved 20 April 2023.