Prinsesse Louise (1744 DAC ship)

Prinsesse Louise (old spelling: Princesse Louise, Princesse Lowisa), or simply Lowisa (or Louisa), was a Chinaman ship of the Danish Asiatic Company (DAV), bought in 1744. She sailed on eight expeditions to Canton.

Construction

The ship was built as Copenhagen at Andreas Bjørn's dockyard in Christianshavn. She was built to a design by master shipbuilder Poul Brock. She was launched in December 1742. Her bilbrev was issued on 24 July 1743. In 1744, she was sold to the Danish Asiatic Company. Her name was subsequently changed to Prinsesse Louise.[1] The company's first ship by the same name had just wrecked off the Maldives.

Prinsesse Louise was 121 ft long with a beam of 31 ft and a draught of 15 ft. Her armament was 48 guns.[1]

DAC career

She sailed on an expedition to Canton in 1745–1746.

Prinsesse Louise was captained by Jesper Pedersen With on her next expedition to Canton. His wife's cousin, Andreas Allewelt, a son of DAV captain Zacharias Allewelt, was on board the ship as junior assistant.[2] Søren Lycke served as 1st Supercargo on the expedition.

Prinsesse Louise was back in Copenhagen in just 16 months. This was the fastest of all the company's Canton expeditions. [2] The ship's log book (kept by With) covers the period 15 December 1751 – 28 June 1863.[3]

Prinsesse Louise was again captained by Jesper With on her next expedition to Canton. His nephew was again on board the ship as junior assistant.[2] Ferdinand Anthon Irgens had now been promoted to 2nd supercargo.

The log book (kept by With) covers the period 27 November 1753 – 2 August 1755.

See also

• Prinsesse Louise (DAC ship) - Original ship with the same name