HDMS Færøe
| History | |
|---|---|
 Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Agathe |
| Launched | 1653 |
| Fate | sold 1666 |
 Denmark-Norway | |
| Acquired | 1666 |
| Renamed | Færøe (1667) |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 119 ft (36 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Complement | 197 |
| Armament | 40–42 cannon |
| Notes | [1] |
The Færøe was a frigate constructed in the Netherlands in 1653 as the Agathe and purchased and renamed by the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy in 1666.[1] Although the vessel was named for the Faroe Islands, it is often erroneously "translated" as Pharaoh (Danish: Farao).[2]
In 1671 and 1672, Færøe was the vessel used for the colonization of Sankt Thomas, the first surviving settlement in the Danish West Indies. Under the command of Captain ,[3] it was forced to put in for repairs at Bergen in Norway. The delay caused its support ship, the , to return to Copenhagen without meeting it. Færøe arrived and established its settlement on Skt. Thomas on May 25, 1672. From an original contingent of 190, – 12 officials, 116 company "employees" (indentured servants), and 62 felons and former prostitutes, – only 104 remained, 9 having escaped at Bergen and 77 having died in transit. Another 75 died within the first year, leaving only 29 to carry on the colony under Governor Jørgen Iversen Dyppel.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Orlogsmuseet. "Færøe ex-Agathe (1653)".
- ^ It has also been spelled variously as Færø, Faero, and Ferö.
- ^ Erritsøs Historie. "Zacharias Hansen Bang (1633-1695)". (in Danish)
- ^ Dookhan, Isaac. A History of the Virgin Islands of the United States. Canoe Press, 1974. ISBN 9768125055.
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