Sailing ships, including the three-masted topsail schooner Karen of Svendborg., Alfred Jensen, February 1897

The schooner was built in nexø in 1853 by h. L. Blem as the two-masted hebe for z. Levy of horsens. In 1881 she was bought by a partnership led by p. A. Petersen of horsens. When petersen's business collapsed in 1886, she was sold to n. Jensen of svendborg and became the karen. In 1890 she was converted into a three-masted schooner by jørgen ring andersen. When n. Jensen died in 1891, his widow anna k. Jensen took over. Ms. Jensen was still listed as the owner in 1901, but by 1903 the ship was no longer in the danish ship register. Source: http://www. Jmarcussen. Dk/maritim/skibsliste/side. Php?id=15274 (in danish). Object Type: painting. Date: February 1897. Dimensions: height: 99 cm (38.9 in); width: 131.5 cm (51.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unknown. Alfred Jensen - Marine med sejlskibe og den tremastede bramsejlsskonnert “Karen” af Svendborg - 1897