Kongen af Assianthe, 1803
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History | |
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Denmark–Norway | |
Namesake | Osei Kwame Panyin |
Builder | Umeå,[1] Sweden |
Launched | 1797 |
Captured | 31 August 1807 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 113, or 220 (bm) |
Complement | 26 |
Kongen af Assianthe (or Kongen af Assianto) was launched in Sweden in 1797.[1][a]
Her owners, Jeppe Prætorius & Co. transferred her registry to Copenhagen. Between 1797 and 1803 Kongen af Assianthe made three voyages in the triangular trade between Copenhagen, West Africa, the Danish West Indies, and Copenhagen.[3] That is, she was a slave ship, using her middle deck to carry captives.[1] For Danish vessels, trading African captives was legal until 1 January 1803 when the 1792 law to abolish the enslaving trade came into effect.
The three voyages were:[1]
Kongen af Assianthe's return in 1803 corresponded with Denmark's ending Danish participation in the trans-Atlantic enslaving trade. This prohibition had been passed in 1792 but did not take effect until 1 January 1803.[10] Thereafter, the ship was sold to a shipping company in Arendal. The most probable candidate was the firm of Anders and Hans Dedekam. They started in Arendal in 1797 and traded in timber. By 1830 they owned a number of vessels.
From November 1804 to June 1807 Kongen af Assianthe was registered at Arendal with U.P. Ugland, master. She apparently regularly sailed beyond Cape Finisterre.[11]
Capture: During the run-up to the Gunboat War HMS Niobe and Argus captured the Danish ship King of Assianthe on 31 August 1807.[12] King of Assianthe, Ugland, master, was sold for £479 10s 10d.[13]
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