Arveprinsen af Augustenborg, also referred to as Prinsen (Printzen) af Augustenborg, was an Eastindiaman of the Danish Asiatic Company, constructed in Copenhagen in 1789. She completed nine expeditions to the East Indies between 1789 and 1805. Construction and design Arveprinsen af Augustenborg was constructed in 1789 by master shipbuilder Eskild Tønsberg. The construction took place either at the DAC's own shipyard at Asiatisk Plads or at nearby Bodenhoffs Plads. Her bilbrev was issued on 21 October 1789. She was 117 feet long with a beam of 30 feet and a draught of 20 feet. DAC service Arveprinsen af Augustenborg completed nine expeditions to the East Indies. They took place in 1789, 1791, 1793, 1795, 1797, 1800, 1802, 1804 and 1807. Her captains included M. I. Nørager (1789-1790). Peter Norden Sølling (30 May 1793) and Jens Holm (1795). Her complement was 71 men at the 1793 expedition. Other ships by the same name Arveprinsen af Augustenborg (1804-05) She was followed by two other ships by the same name- Yje first of these ships sibject to major repairs undertaken by Børge Gabriel Lind at Copenhagen in 1804. She embarked on an expedition to either Canton or the East Indies under the command of captain Hans From in 1804. She was severely damaged in a storm on the way back. She was subsequently aold by From on Mauritius (then Isle de France) and replaced by another ship by the same name. Arveprinsen af Augustenborg (1805-10) The new ship was the French prize ''Hames Sibbold. She was later captured by the British byt released with the assistance of Jens Wolff. From February 1808, she was loaned out to the Rotal Dany-Norwegian Navy.Ger armarment was 22 x 18-pounder guns and 16 x 8-pounder guns. She was captured by the British in 1719 and Offered for sale in The Times on 23 April 1823 She was rebuilt and armed in 1825 at Curling, Young & Co shipyard at Limehouse. She was reclased into corvette in 1828 References External links Ship journals Spirse Ships of the Danish Asiatic Company Ships built in Copenhagen 1789 ships