As far as Ye Chao knew, in 1743, it would begin its third voyage.

There are 141 crew members on board, all of whom have sailing experience. The sailors hung up the 13 sails, and the intricate ropes on the deck were swayed vigorously by the cold north wind.

It's a trip to disaster.

Directly in front of the "Gothenburg" is the entrance to the Skagerrak Strait.

It is a wide waterway located between Denmark and Norway, the outlet of the Baltic Sea. Captain Melun wrote in his logbook: "Leave the port of Gothenburg without a hitch, goodbye, Sweden." On March 17, 1743, on the fourth day of its voyage, the Gothenburg crossed the Skagerrak Strait into the vast North Sea.

According to the plan, it will sail in a northerly direction, circumnavigating Scotland and Ireland and entering the Atlantic. Although the voyage directly across the English Channel is shorter, the wind direction is more suitable for navigation when navigating from the north. On the night of March 20, the first storm hit the Gothenburg, stranded off the coast of Norway.

Poor environment, poor sanitation, limited treatment, sepsis, cholera...... Stayed in Java for 5 months and we lacked food and water before landing. We experienced storms, lightning and thunder, and frightening heat.

We were surrounded by a herd of crocodiles every day, and the heat claimed the lives of 35 people. Matt Homem is documenting the arduous journey. He was the helmsman of the "Gothenburg" and seemed very excited about arriving in Guangzhou.

Cargo Director Augustus Tabotu was the ship's top command. His job was to follow the ship to China and decide on what to buy on the spot. The most profitable is silk, but the most purchased is tea.

According to the exact time of arrival, on September 8, 1744, the "Gothenburg" arrived in Guangzhou and entered the Pearl River channel. On its return, the Gothenburg was loaded with 19 boxes of silk, 2,677 boxes of tea (366 tons), 100 tons of porcelain, and 6,056 ingots of iron/tin alloy (133 tons).

"The boat was full, like an egg. On September 6, 1745, the Gothenburg entered the British port of Dover to resupply and soon reached Swedish waters. On September 12, 1745, the sailors of the "Gothenburg" were able to see Gothenburg.

900 meters from the Evsburg Fortress, Gothenburg crashed head-on into the famous submarine reef area - Hannibadan!

Second Sunday in December 1984. For the first time, Västerfeld and a few friends went deep into the cold and muddy Goethe River just outside the port of Gothenburg. They found a large number of porcelain shards scattered at the bottom of the river, the size of a football field.

There is no information or documentation that explains the cause of the wreck of the "Gothenburg". It has been lying quietly at the bottom of the sea for more than 240 years.

In 1745 and 1746, goods that could be salvaged were salvaged. On November 28, 1745, 30 tons of tea and 80 bags of silk brocade and various types of porcelain were auctioned. In the middle of the 19th century, due to the darkening of the old oak of the hull, it was suitable for furniture. Some dive companies try to salvage these valuable hardwoods.

Between 1906 and 1909, James Keller Jr. salvaged at least 4,300 pieces of porcelain in the area of a football field. Teacups and saucers "as thin as an eggshell" were also mentioned in earlier salvage reports, but in smaller quantities. In 1986, Barrett Wastfeld and her husband organized the excavation and analysis.

Over the course of six years, a total of 500,000 pieces of porcelain weighing about 6 tons were excavated, including more than 500 complete pieces of porcelain.

"A lot of the small local companies are welcoming, but most of the big ones are more cautious. In October 1992, Anderswarstfeld, the leader of the salvage of the "Gothenburg", proposed the idea of building a full-size "Gothenburg" antique ship. The chairman, Witgeren, agreed to the proposal. In 1993, Jen Errick Nielsen became a member of the Executive Management Committee.

According to Jen Eric Nelson, the project aims to achieve multiple goals in industry, trade and culture. By building this ship, we are bringing back to life the almost vanished sail-making and wood-handling processes, and we guarantee that we will not run aground again when we return to the sea. "Terranova" means "new land" in Latin.

The site of the construction of the antique ship "Gothenburg" is located in the old Efsburg dockyard in Gothenburg. The dock was originally built on new land filled along the riverbank.

The "Gothenburg" is moored at the mouth of the Pearl River, between several small islands in the mouth of the Tiger's Mouth. The sailors opened the gun doors, and fresh air finally blew into the gun compartment. The crew has been waiting for a long time. They were all busy cleaning and washing the decks. People are looking forward to the arrival of the Swedish royal couple.

On October 2, 2005, the sky in Gothenburg was blue.

The Swedish antique merchant ship "Gothenburg III" is about to set sail for China.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, police officers in green berets were patrolling the "Gothenburg". The "Gothenburg" had a total of 20 professional crew members and 60 trainee crew members. The youngest midshipman, the Swedish girl, Susanna, was only 17 years old.

She was just 5 years old when construction of the Gothenburg began, and she was chosen for her windsurfing skills during her secondary school years.

The Gothenburg's trip to China will have two captains in rotation. The first captain was responsible for going from Sweden to South Africa, and the second was responsible for going from South Africa to China. At 11 a.m., thousands of Gothenburg citizens had gathered on the pier to see them off. At 4 p.m., the "Gothenburg" sailed to the mouth of the Gothic River.

On 18 January 2006, an early storm forced the crew to set sail on the foremast. Even more unfortunate was the fact that the ascent line of the two sail feet was forgotten to the side and not relaxed. This put a yard of combined load and sail on the forward thruster, where the two risers were tied.

The consequences were rather unfortunate and led to direct damage to the ship. Urgent repairs to reduce the extent of the damage have been carried out for 11 hours. The "Gothenburg" left Cape Town, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and sailed to Port Elizabeth.

Staying for two weeks, it prepares to head to Fremantle on the west coast of Australia. It was the longest leg of the entire voyage, with a total length of 4,800 nautical miles. On 17 February, Captain Peter Carlin arrived in Cape Town. If she had arrived earlier, she could have gone to Hult Bay, west of the Cape of Good Hope, to fire a gun salute.

The gunpowder had been bored and decided to be fired as a "sunset salute".

After passing Cape Achareth, the true southernmost point of Africa, the Gothenburg entered the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. The temperature of the sea immediately began to rise, and within a few hours the water temperature increased by 5 degrees Celsius.

Peter Carlin had to wear a gold earring.

"That's what I promised my son." Being able to wear earrings during the voyage through Agallus' Cape of the Storm is indeed a monumental event.

Leaving the port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, the pilot called two tugboats as big as the "Gothenburg". Sunday, July 1.

At 11:26 p.m., the Gothenburg crossed the equator. Some crew members cut their hair sideways, while others cut their hair very short. "Suddenly they came. They are the people we fear the most when we enter the Sunda Sea - 'pirates.'"

Captain Peter Carlin wrote in his weekly diary. At 9 o'clock, the "pirates" glared at the people, all armed with swords, and they captured the captain! The crew had to face off against the "pirates." The way to fight is tug-of-war. “

I'm confident that my loyal crew can easily defeat the pirates!" The defeated "pirates" begged Peter Carlin for mercy and asked if they could be part of the ship.

After adjusting their moods, Peter Carlin agreed to their request, but they could only be "coolies on the ship".

"In the evening, sit quietly on the side balcony of the deck. The tall sail tower is shrouded in the hazy moonlight. If you turn off the engine and sail on the wind, you can hear the sound of the waves crashing against the hull of the Gothenburg as it breaks the waves. ”

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