The Historical Background
Sweden and the City of Gothenburg

26. Drottning Sophia Magdalena

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Queen Sophia Magdalena

Built at the Great City Shipyard, Burthen 485 Swedish Last (500 2/5), 18 cannons, 150 men.

Voyages during the third charter:

January 17, 1774 - May 16, 1775 To Canton under Captain Carl Gustaf Ekeberg. Supercargo: Olof Lindahl.

January 20, 1777 - June 10, 1778 To Canton under Captain Charles Chapman. Supercargos: Henric H. af Ditmer, Olof Lindahl.

February 2, 1781 - July 12, 1782 To Canton under Captain Johan Spindler. Supercargos: Samuel Fredrik Koschell, Joh. Ad. Smedberg.

February 28, 1783 - June 19, 1784 To Canton under Captain Johan Spindler. Supercargo: Carl von Heland.

Voyages during the fourth charter:

January 1787 - July 31, 1788 To Canton under Captain Sten Bergstierna. Supercargo: Joh. Ad. Smedberg.

November 27, 1792 - July 25, 1794 To Canton under Captain Hans Henr. Clason. Supercargos: Joh. Ad. Smedberg, Sebastian Heegg, James Chalmers.

April 20, 1795 - June 25, 1796 To Canton under Captain Eric Nissen. Supercargos: Peter Schenling, Johan Dassau.

June 13, 1798 - August 29, 1799 To India and Canton under Captain Hans Hansson.

May 18, 1800 - (October 27, 1801) To Canton under Captain Hans Hansson. Supercargo: Anders Siberg. Wrecked in the English Channel.

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