Castellet Dansborg (1774 DAC ship)
Castellet Dansborg was an East Indiaman of the Danish Asiatic Company, built in 1774 at Bodenhoffs Plads in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, under master builder Eskildsen Tønsberg. Its bilbrev was issued on 31 October 1774, and the ship was named after Fort Dansborg in Tranquebar.
Voyages to Tranquebar
- 1st expedition (1774–1776): Captain H. M. Foss. Travel pass issued December 1774. Arrived at Tranquebar August 1775; departed October 1775.
- 2nd expedition (1776–1777): Captain B. Høyer. Travel pass December 1776. Arrived June 1777; departed October 1777.
- 3rd expedition (1778–1780): Captain B. L. Høyer. Travel pass January 1779. Arrived September 1779; departed October 1779.
- 4th expedition (1780–1782): Captain Philip Christian Fuglede. Travel pass October 1780. Arrived July 1781; departed October 1781.
- 5th expedition (1783–1784): Captain Engersløw. Travel pass March 1783. Arrived January 1784; departed March 1784.
- 6th expedition (1785–1787): Captain Engersløw. Travel pass August 1785. Arrived May 1786; departed January 1787.
- 7th expedition (1788–1789): Captain Winther. Travel pass November 1787. Arrival date uncertain; departed Serampore January 1789.
- 8th expedition (1790–1792): Captain Peter Norden Sølling. Travel pass August 1790. Departed Serampore December 1791 bound for Tranquebar; departed Tranquebar February 1792 bound for Copenhagen.
The last known voyage left Tranquebar in February 1792 headed for Copenhagen.
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