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Gyllene Haj, Passengers 1646

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Gyllene Haj (Golden Shark) 1646-1647

  • Sailed from Stockholm in May, 1646
  • Arrived in New Sweden October 1, 1646

Crew

  • Jan Jochimsen, from Cappel, Captain
  • Jacob Albrechtsen, Mate

Passengers and Soldiers

  • Peer Olofsson, prisoner at Smedjegården in Stockholm

No special efforts seem to have been made to obtain colonists for this voyage, although some new settlers and soldiers arrived.

Cargo

  • 5835 yards of duffels 200 adzes
  • 100 pounds of coral
  • 397 axes
  • 302 kettles
  • 774 knives
  • 432 thi bles
  • 29 tin mugs
  • 144 tin pots
  • 24 horn goblets
  • 504 horn combs
  • 265 sharp knives
  • 48 gilded brushes
  • 10,000 fish hooks
  • 408 tobacco boxes
  • 32 musical boxes
  • 18 gilded mirrors
  • 96 plated chains
  • 648 tin mirrors
  • 144 fram mirrors
  • 72 silvered chains
  • 96 copper chains
  • 48 English caps and a great variety of other articles.

Return voyage

  • Sailed from New Sweden March , 1647
  • Arrived in Stockholm June 1, 1647
  • Reverend Fluviander
  • Johan Popegoja

and some colonists. —