The Historical Background
Sweden and the City of Gothenburg

6. Stockholm

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Stockholm
Built at Clason's Shipyard, 260 lasts, 28 cannons, 120 crew.
Voyages under the first charter:
December 1737 - July 13, 1739. To Canton under Captain Didr. Henr. Taube. Supercargoes: Colin Campbell, Gustaf Ross, H. Turloen. EC notes that this journey began in 1738.
April 5, 1740 - October 18, 1742. To Canton under Captain Irsael Ekman. Supercargoes: Gustaf Ross, H. Turloen. Dougald Campbell, Arthur Abercromby. The journey went well. Distribution 44%.

January 9, 1745 - January 12, 1745. To Canton under Captain Mathias Estbergen. Supercargoes: Henrik König, Nicolas Heegg, Gabriel Beyer, Hans Philip Uhrlander, Carl Kåhre. The ship was wrecked at the outset on Shetland. The ship was insured at 98% for the journey to Cádiz, so the investors could recover their contributions.

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