204 tons of fuel oil could propel the ship for 75 days without wind. Two Bolinder engines served the ballast pump and provided electric lighting. Primarily intended for training young cadets seeking an officer's license, the ship offset some of its costs by carrying limited amounts of cargo on its voyages. Baron Niels Juel-Brockdorff oversaw the ship's construction and subsequently served as its first captain on its trip from Leith to Copenhagen. In Copenhagen the magnificent ship had 12000 visitors including the King and Queen of Denmark. The crew included a schoolmaster and doctor, several officers and 28 able seamen originally with 18 trainee cadets. This was later increased to 60 cadets. Cadets were exclusively Danish. Trips From 1921 to 1928 the ship made nine commercial voyages, visiting nearly every continent and completing two circumnavigations. These included: Maiden Voyage - World circumnavigation - 30 September 1921 - 7 November 1922. 38326 sea miles (information taken from the private log of her Captain on that voyage Baron Niels Juel-Brockdorff) 1925 - London to Bangkok via the Suez Canal - 64 days October 1925 - left Gdańsk with a cargo of timber bound for Australia - fire on board necessitated repair at Plymouth the Plymouth to Melbourne leg took 81 days 1926 - Banyuwangi to Copenhagen - 86 days 1926 - Copenhagen to Adelaide - 78 days 1927 - Adelaide to Falmouth - 109 days 1927 - Liverpool to Chile via the Panama Canal However, on this last trip, under Cpt. Christiansen, 300 miles south of Callao on the west coast of South America she lost a propeller blade and had to go to Callao for repair. October 1927 - Caleta Coloso in Chile to Gdańsk - 81 days Disappearance On September 21, 1928, the København departed from Nørresundby in Vendsyssel for Buenos Aires on its tenth, and ultimately final, voyage. The captain was Hans Andersen; 75 persons were aboard, including 26 crew and 45 cadets. The goal was to unload a shipload of chalk and bagged cement in Buenos Aires, take on another load of cargo and sail for Melbourne, and then bring a shipment of Australian wheat back to Europe. The København arrived at Buenos Aires on November 17, 1928, impressing the locals, in particular emigrant Danes. The cargo was unloaded; however, the departure was delayed as there were no paying commissions to take the cargo to Australia. Finally, on