MAKE A MEME View Large Image Munck - Fregatskibet Roepstorff.jpg en The Roepstorff also spelled Røepstorf was built in Copenhagen in 1778 at Grønlands Handels Skibsværft It was rigged as a frigate carried 16 guns and was designed by Henrik Gerner It was measured at ...
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Keywords: Munck - Fregatskibet Roepstorff.jpg en The Roepstorff also spelled Røepstorf was built in Copenhagen in 1778 at Grønlands Handels Skibsværft It was rigged as a frigate carried 16 guns and was designed by Henrik Gerner It was measured at 185 læster 400 BRT/308 NRT The Roepstorff was chiefly employed in the West Indies trade but did one very prosperous voyage to the East Indies in 1781-1783 It was named after Ulrich Wilhelm de Roepstorff who was its first owner Further information at http //www jmarcussen dk/maritim/skibsliste/side php id 3820 Jørgen Marcussen's site in Danish The painter Friderich Wessel Munck made four ship portraits of vessels from the West Indies trade around 1782 See also http //mfs dk/sites/default/files/documents/1951Smaaartikler103-110 pdf Museet for Søfart in Danish Gouache size 46 5 x 56 5 cm Institution Museet for Søfart Scanned from old book Friderich Wessel Munck 1782 PD-old-100-1923 Ships of Denmark in art Roepstorff Paintings in Museet for Søfart
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