Caption

On April 5, 1849, the Danish liner Christian VIII explodes off Eckernförde in Danish-occupied Schleswig-Holstein, Danish fleet, naval blockade, German-Danish War 1848-49, Baltic Sea, cannons, hits, blessing ships, siege, debris, damage, Prussia, Germany, history, historical illustration 1882

Date

Jan 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wolfgang Diederich

Reference

BRK26B88_408

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.2Mb (12.0Mb) / 20.6in x 15.5in / 6170 x 4659 (300dpi)

Keywords

history blessing faith weapon boat ship month Baltic Sea Northern Germany German Danish Europe illustration depiction historic explode Prussia cannon seaside resort damage armed bless five european North German debris warfare Germany war Prussian sea siege Baltic seaside resort Schleswig-Holstein Baltic coast Central Europe Fleet Eckernförde Liner Historic illustration German-Danish april Blessing ship belief vessel North Germany representation historical Preußen gun barrel beach resort rubble German Federal Republic Baltic sea resort Land Schleswig-Holstein Baltic Sea coast Middle Europe Baltic seaside resort Eckernförde Course ship Historical illustration cannon tube 5 Republic of Germany Course boat barrel FRG blessings weapons boats ships months illustrations depictions exploding cannons seaside resorts damages warfares wars sieges Baltic seaside resorts Liners Historic illustrations historically gun barrels Course ships Historical illustrations Course boats BRD Europe's depicting historical image history image history images explodes exploded Seebad blesses Northern German representing