The Historical Background
Sweden and the City of Gothenburg

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• The story of a Ship
• THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  Sweden and the City of Gothenburg
  • The Swedish East India Company 1731-1813
  • China and Sweden Through a Thousand Year
  • The City of Gothenburg
  • The Historical Background
  • Original Charter of 1731
  • SOIC Ships and voyages
  • F H af Chapman's Collection of Chinese Perl River Vessels
    • Perl River Vessels
    • 1. Junks
    • 2. Sampans
  • The Scots
  • Visit to Gothenburg 1812
• THE HISTORICAL GOTHEBORG SHIP, lost 1745
  • The last voyage of the Gotheborg
  • THE CREW
  • THE CARGO
  • FOOD ON BOARD
  • THE DRINKS
  • THE SILVER
  • THE ARMAMENT
  • Declaration of Maritime Accident 1745
  • Units and Measurements
• RESEARCH AND EXCAVATIONS
  of the historical Gotheborg Ship, lost 1745
  • Early Research and Bibliography
  • Bourn, Lampa and Kjellberg Salvage 1850s
  • Keiller and Lyon Salvage 1906-07
  • Wästfelt Excavation 1986-92
  • Anders Wästfelt: Public Events
  • Berit Wästfelt: The Porcelain Cargo
  • Pictures from the Wästfelt Excavation Period
  • Archives and Museums
  • Concurrent Projects in 1989
  • Postjakten Hiorten
  • Baghlah ship, Kuwait, 1989
• REBUILDING OF THE GOTHEBORG
  Early beginning, organization, shipyard, rebuilding and the voyage to China and Back
  • 1. Chronology 1980-2007
  • 2. Beginnings
  • 3. Early Organization
    • The first steps
    • The Organization
    • The 'Friends'
    • The Management Group
    • The Foundation
    • Forty Founding Fathers
    • The Company SOIC AB
    • All set
    • Some of the People
  • 4. Vision and Wider Purpose
  • 5. Fund raising
  • 6. Terra Nova Shipyard
  • 7. Lars Gillis, Artist
    • Murals and oils
    • Drawings
  • 8. Visit by the Order of Göta Coldin
  • 9. To China and Back 2005-2007
  • 10. Arrival to Canton 2006
  • 11. Port Elisabeth 2006
  • 12. Back home in Gothenburg 2007

8. Calmar

Calmar Byggd i Kalmar 1739, 254 läster (ca 612 ton), 22 kanoner, 100 man. Hette The Unity of Calmar innan hon två år senare såldes till kompaniet för 76 000 dal smt.

Resor under första oktrojen: 1741.03.14-1743.08.25. Till Kanton under Kapten Lars Bogman. Superkargörer: Gerard Barry, John Pike, Henrik König, Alexander Ross. Reparationer och riggning kostade 52.900 dal smt före resan. Resan gav 414.132 dal smt i vinst (53%) plus en fond på 66.332 dal smt för oförutsedda utgifter. Värdet av den fria förningen (pacotill) uppgick till 33 % av försäljningen. 1744.01.01-1745.08.12. Till Kanton under Kapten Israel Ekman. Superkargörer: Charles Irvine, John Pike, Arthur Abercromby, Stephen Kniper, Jean Baptiste Croisier. 1746.02.13-1748.05.25. Till Kanton under Kapten Mathias Estbergen, Hartw. Budler. Superkargörer: Nils Ström, Anders Gotheen, George Kitchin, Christian Tham, Anders Gadd.

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