Hello Eric, Hello Yves,

On this site is some about the Ranghild:
[www.mariners-l.co.uk]

There are photos from Captain Boennelycke, Crew and Ship.

Main Artikle: Ships of the East Asiatic Line

Three masted barkentine originally built for Norwegian shipowner M. Oppen & Co., Larvik and worked as a "vagabond of the seven seas", anywhere a profitable cargo would be available.

Taken over by EAC 1897 as the company's first ship.

In August 1895, when Ranghild was in Bangkok, she was rammed by another vessel resulting in a large gap at the port side in way of the mizzen mast from the waterline and up to the railing. Following this collision, Andersen & Co. bought the ship relatively cheaply and had her repaired. The ship was put back in service. In March 1897 the East Asiatic Company was founded and in late June 1897 the Company obtained their first ship. Ranghild, was the first vessel to fly the white/blue EAC company flag. In 1899 and 1900 Ranghild made the following round trip: Viborg, Copenhagen, Frederiksstad, Cardiff, Bangkok, Lisbon and Vlaardingen. Later on Ranghild made a voyage to the east coast of South America, The West Indies, and Europe, where the vessel on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Europe lost a large part of the rigging, and had to limp to the port of Queenstown for repairs. In 1905 on a voyage from Paramaribo in Dutch Guyana to Port of Spain in Trinidad the ship was very close to being lost at the rocks outside Port of Spain, but was just saved by a tug, which brought the vessel into port.

After nine years under the EAC-flag, Ranghild was sold in March 1906 to a swedish captain Fr. Olsson in Timernabben for 17.500 d.kr. During WW-1, Ranghild was lost on October 30th, 1917 at the northern coast of Spain from Passajes Barbados for orders.

best regards and thanks for help

Michael D.