Nicobar, was an East Indiaman of the Danish Asiatic Company, built at Asiatisk Plads in 1782.
Construction
The Nicobar was built on the Danish Asiatic Company's own dockyard in 1781.[1] She was the 24th ship launched from Asiatisk Plads.[2]
Career
The Nicobar was sent to Tranquebar in 1782. She was under the command of Capt. Andreas Christie. Her travel pass (afgangspas) was issued in May 1782.[1] She arrived in False Bay in May 1783 and accepted several additional passengers.[3] Some of the new passengers had just narrowly survived a shipwreck.[4][3]
The Nicobar was wrecked on 11 July 1783, two months after arriving in False Bay, while departing for Bengal. Most of the crew, including several lascars, perished.[5] Only 11 crew members survived.[1]
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References
- Enkeltskibser: Nicobar jmarcussen.dk, retrieved 2 April 2023^
- Asiatisk Kompagni - Skibene jmarcussen.dk, retrieved 2 April 2023^
- J Stevenson. Coins: A 43-pound copper plate coin hardly fits the description of pocket change. The New York Times, 1989-12-03^