Ragnhild (1897 (1894)) Built: G Bruun, Laurvig 1894. Tonnage: 410 grt. LOA: Beam: Draught: Sail:	Ragnhild (Chinese painting from 1897: Poul Tingleff)	Ragnhild (after the collision in Bangkok 1895: Poul Tingleff)
Ragnhild (alongside presumably in Bangkok: Poul Tingleff)	Captain Boennelycke and his crew onboard Ranghild(Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

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.
[BONSAR4, HOLMPETERSEN64, KERSHAW64A, TINGLEFF]

Far Eastern service. Sold to T Yoshida, renamed & reflagged 12 (Dairen Maru, Japan).
[BONSAR4, KAMSTRUP91, KERSHAW64A]

Launched 16th April 1898. Sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd 1900. [KAMSTRUP, KERSHAW64A, STEVENSON]

Launched 7th May 1898. To Russian EAC 1900, renamed Kitai. Returned to Danish flag 1904 (name reverted to Cathay. Sunk by mine or torpedo on 5th May 1915 in the North Sea. [KAMSTRUP, KERSHAW64A, STEVENSON]

Malaya (1898) Built: William Hamilton, Port Glasgow Tonnage: 4847 LOA: Beam: Draught: Steam: HP, Service speed

Passengers on deck, Malaya, 1900 (Photograph: Ole Hansen)

Anton Jørgensen, Engineer, Malaya, 1900 (Photograph: Ole Hansen)

The photographs above show Malaya om the delivery voyage to Russian EAC. They are from the collection of Ole Hansen, the grandson of the engineer pictured, who later (it is believed) was the engineer on the Selandia.

To Russian EAC 1900, renamed Petronia 1906, scuttled after fire 1908.
[BONSAR4, HANSEN03, KERSHAW64A, STEVENSON]

Lighter
[B&W76]

Lighter
[B&W76]

Cargo ship.
[KERSHAW64A]

Cargo ship. Sold to Nordeutscher Lloyd 1901 (renamed Medan.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64A]

Annam (1899) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen Tonnage: s,803 gt., 5,709 dwt. LOA: Beam: Draught: Steam: 2400 HP, Service speed 11.5 knots

Annam after sale to MM (Phillipe Ramona collection)

Cargo/passenger ship. Transferred to East Asiatique Francais 1902. Sold to Messageries Maritimes, Marseille, 1903. Torpedoed in the Mediterranean, July 10 1917.
[B&W76, JOHANNESEN99, KERSHAW64A]