The Historical Background
Sweden and the City of Gothenburg

9. Drottningen af Swerige

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Queen of Sweden
Built in Stockholm, Burthen 387 Swedish Last, 30 cannons, 130 men.
Voyages during the first charter:
January 10, 1742 - July 25, 1744. To Canton under Captain Peter von Utfall. Supercargos: William Elliot, James Adam Coppinger, Peter Teodor König, Nicolas Heegg. Barely fourteen days after departure, she struck a rock off the Norwegian coast, near Långsund. Repaired there for just over 40,000 dal smt and received new rigging. The insurers covered a quarter of the cost. On the invested capital of 731,121 dal smt, a dividend of 105% was paid. Additionally, a reserve fund of 167,863 dal smt was set aside.

(-January 12, 1745) To Canton under Captain Carl Johan Treutiger. Supercargos: William Elliot, Peter Teodor König, Alexander Ross, Charles Bratt. Wrecked in Shetland on January 12, 1745, during the outward journey.

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