The slave ship Fredensborg

Between 1752-1753 a 100-foot (31.4- metre) frigate was built at The Royal Danish Chartered West Indian and Guinean Company's shipyard in Copenhagen. The frigate was christened Cron Prindz Christian after the prince who later became King Christian VII.
After the launching followed the work of the fittings, rigging and accoutrements. The first journey in the triangular trade was extra long. At last they ended in the town of St. Louis on the island of Hispaniola, where the surviving slaves were sold.

The first attempt to take part in the so-called triangular trade was very dramatic and cost many lives. During the following years the company confined its trade to the West Indies until a new company, The Guinean Company, took over their ships, forts and trading privileges in 1765.
The Cron Prindz Christian was re-christened and given the name Fredensborg, after one of the Danish-Norwegian forts on the Gold Coast of West Africa. Some time after the shipwreck, a similar ship was built in Copenhagen and was also christened Fredensborg, meaning Castle of Peace.