Kongen af Danmark (1788 DAC ship)

Denmark
Name	Kongen af Danmark
Owner	Danish Asiatic Company
Builder	Asiatisk Plads
Launched	January 1735
In service	1735-44
Fate	Wrecked
General characteristics
Class and type	Frigate
Complement	141

Kongen af Danmark was a Chinaman of the Danish Asiatic Company, built at Asiatisk Plads in 1788. She was the fifth DAC ship with this name.

Construction and design

Kongen af Danmark was constructed by master shipbuilder Christian Bruus at Asiatisk Plads in 1788.^[1] It was the 30th DAC ship built at Asiatisk Plads and the fifth DAC ship with that name.^[2]

DAC career

She completed five expeditions to Canton. Her captains were Jens Nielsen Tørslew (1788-1789), Andreas Halkiær (1794-1795), Jens Winther (1797-1798) and O.D.L. Agerbeck (1801-1802).^[1]

Fate

The ship was only just able to make it back from her last expedition to Canton. Her hull contained seven of water as she arrived in Copenhagen. She was therefore broken up the same year.^[2]

References

1. "Enkeltskibser: Kongen af Danmark (V)". jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
2. "Asiatisk Kompagni - Skibene". jmarcussen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.