Keying (Chinese: , p Qíyīng) was a three-masted, 800-ton Fuzhou Chinese trading junk which sailed from China around the Cape of Good Hope to the United States and Britain between 1846 and 1848. History and voyages Keying had been purchased in August 1846 in secrecy by British businessmen in Hong Kong, defying a Chinese law prohibiting the sale of Chinese ships to foreigners. She was renamed after the Manchu official Keying. Keying was manned by 12 British and 30 Chinese sailors (the latter all Cantonese). She was commanded by Captain Charles Alfred Kellett, also British. Crew Captains (2): Charles Alfred Kellett and So Yin Sang Hsi Mates (2): Mr G. Burton and Mr Edward Revett Chinese staff (26): Hia Siang, Sim Agu, Ung Ti, Ling Chensi, Kho Sing Thiam, Lia Lai, Lei Na Kung, Khor Per Le, Lip Hap, Chin Ten Yeng, Tam Sam Seng, Ung Tian Yong, Chein A Tai, Yer A Chin, Lim A Lee, Go Bun Hap, Che Va A Sa, Chi Va A Chan, Lim Tai Chong, Tan A Lak, Chia A Soey, Ong A Hiong, Chien A Te, Kho Te Sun, Ung A Cong and Sio A Chiok (Most of these Chinese names are not Cantonese, but Hokkien or Teochew names.) Mandarin (1): He Sing (希生 p. Xi Sheng) Ship's artist (1): Sam Shing Plus anonymous European and Chinese sailors. Hong Kong Keying left Hong Kong in December 1846. Before her departure she was visited by Sir John Davis, the Governor of Hong Kong; Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, and officers of the fleet, the Commander-in-Chief and most of the principal residents of the Colony. Cape of Good Hope and St Helena She rounded the Cape of Good Hope in March 1847, 114 days out, having been delayed by strong westerly gales, and a severe hurricane. After 17 days at sea she anchored at St Helena in April 1847. New York She remained at St Helena for some time before taking course to Sandy Hooks and then arriving in New York City in July 1847. The Keying was the first ship from China to visit New York. She moored off the Battery on the southern tip of Manhattan and was received with great fanfare. No less than seven thousand visitors went on board of her every day. She remained in New York for several months. The Chinese crew of Keying were understandably angry as they had