Frigat-koloni - A Danish square rigged naval ship in the Danish West Indies, painting by Hans Peter Holm. The rigged steam ship is emitting smoke amidships, indicating that she is probably a steam-powered and therefore – if a warship – is a screw-corvette or screw-frigate. In this regard, the corvette DAGMAR on which Hans Peter Holm made his first voyage to the Danish West Indies, the place of his father’s birth, was a ship-rigged screw-corvette. This round trip voyage lasted from August 7, 1879 to June 7, 1880. Therefore, it is highly likely that the warship depicted in this painting is the DAGMAR, at most likely Fort Christiansvaern in Christiansted, St. Croix. Dagmar (ship, 1861)
Hans Peter Holm (1847–1929)
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