The Historical Background
Sweden and the City of Gothenburg

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  • The Beginning
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• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  • China and Sweden Through a Thousand Year
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  • A visit to Gothenburg in 1812
• SOIC 1731-1813
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• LAST VOYAGE 1743-1745
  • LAST VOYAGE 1743-45
  • CREW
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• EARLY DIVINGS 1745-1907
  • Kronologisk historia om vraket 1735-1986
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  • James Keiller and Carl Lyon Salvage 1906-07
  • Alice and James Keiller Private Home in 1921
  • The James Keiller Salvage 1906-07 in GP 1921
• THE WÄSTFELT EXCAVATION 1986-92
  • Excavation Organisation 1986-92
  • Public Events
  • Berits Study of the Porcelain Cargo
  • Image Gallery from the Excavation
• PLANNING 1992-1998
  • Organization
  • Objectives and vision
  • Fund raising
• TERRA NOVA 1993-2005
  • Terra Nova Shipyard
  • Building of The Ship
  • Lars Gillis, Artist
  • Visit by the Order of Göta Coldin
• TO CHINA 2006-2007
  • Arrival to Canton 2006
  • Port Elisabeth 2006
  • Back home in Gothenburg 2007
  • Back to Wargö Håla 1743, in 2023
• FRIENDS AND RESOURCES
  • Research Reading List
  • Old Units and Measures
  • Other Ongoing Projects in 1989

9. Drottningen af Swerige

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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