HDMS ''Dronning Marie'' was a ship of the line of the
Royal Danish Navy.
Construction and design
''Dronning Marie'' was built at
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to a design by
Andreas Schifter
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Personal
He was the son of Christian Schifter (1741 ...
. Construction started in 1821 and was not completed until 1827. She was launched in 1824.
''Dronning Marie'' was 180 feet long, with a beam of 46 feet and a draught of 19 feet. Her complement was 771 men. Her initial gun armament was 84 30-pounder guns.
Naval career and fate
''Dronning Marie'' was under the command of
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on her maiden journey in 1934. Rckersberg asked Harbour Master at Nyholm
Søren Ludvig Tuxe
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for permission to participate on the ship's maiden voyage around Zealand. He and his friend
Emil Normann
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Biography
Normann, who initially developed his painting abilities through his own resources, became a student in Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg's p ...
boarded the ship on 5 July. On 7 July, in the Bay of Sejrø, the two went off in a rowing boat to paint the vessel in the
Great Belt. Rckersberg got off in
Nyborg. ''Dronning Marie'' grounded south of
Sprogø in 1834. The locality is now known as Dronning Marias Puller.
Lat4er the same year, ''Dronning Marie'' took Crown Prince Frederik (VII) to Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Other passengers of the ship on that voyage was the painter
Theodor Kloss
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In 1849, she was converted into a 60-gun frigate.
After the
Battle of Bov
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, in 1848, ''Dronning Marie'' was for a while used as a prison ship in Copenhagen. In 1858, ''Dronning Marie'' was put into use as an accommodation ship at Nyholm. She was decommissioned in 1862. She existed until at least 1888.
Legacy
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg has created an 1834 painting of ''Dronning Merie'' as well as an 1824 drawing of her under construction. She is also known from a number of other drawings and lithographs. Her figurehead was for many years installed as a monument at Holmen in Copenhagen. It has later been moved to Frederikshavn Naval Base in
Frederikshavn.
Gallery
File:Linieskibet Dronning Maria.jpg, ''Dronning Marie'', 1848.
File:Fangeskibe i København 1848.jpg, The hulks of the "Dronning Marie" and "Valdemar" used as prison ships in the harbor of Copenhagen after the battle of Bov 1848.
File:Dronning Marie som logiskib.jpg, ''Dronning Marie'' as accommodation ship.
File:Linieskibet Dronning Maries galionsfigur.jpg, The ship's figurehead at Holmen.
References
External links
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1824 ships
Ships designed by Andreas Schifter
Ships built in Copenhagen