Danish East India Company West European countries not occupied by Bonaparte) lost its entire fleet and the island of Helgoland (part of the duchy of Holstein-Gottorp) to Britain. Denmark finally sold its remaining settlements in mainland India in 1845 and the Danish Gold Coast in 1850, both to the British. Danish East India Company The Danish East India Company () refers to two separate Danish chartered companies. The first company operated between 1616 and 1650. The second company existed between 1670 and 1729, however, in 1730 it was re-founded as the Asiatic Company (). The first Danish East India Company was chartered in 1616
British Channel Island Ferries Anne" and also the "Reine Mathilde" and "Purbeck" prior to them becoming part of the BCIF fleet in 1992 and 1994 respectively. British Channel Island Ferries passenger services were taken over by Condor Ferries in 1994. The "Havelet" operated a conventional passenger service with the company until late 1996 when she was laid up. She would later re-enter service with Condor after reliability problems with the Condor Express and demands from Islanders for a reliable winter service. "Havelet" was eventually replaced by the "Commodore Clipper" which returned conventional Channel Island services to Portsmouth in 1999. The "Purbeck" spent a short