Claim: Photo of a 282-Year-Old East India Trading Company Ship returning to London.
Fact-check: This photo is of a Swedish replica ship started in 2005, not of a 282-Year-Old East India Company Ship - FACTLY
Verdict: the photo is of a swedish ship named gotheborg iii that sailed along the river thames, london in 2007. it is a replica ship modelled on the original 18th century swedish east india company ship, named east indiaman gotheborg or gotheborg i. on 12 september 1745, the gotheborg i sank when she sailed onto a well-known underwater reef, the hunnebadan. the gotheborg iii started functioning in 2005 and had set sail to china in the very same year. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2021-07-28T10:36:25