Image of First fleet operations of the Continental Navy under Commodore Hopkins, by Zveg, V (fl. 1963)

First fleet operations of the Continental Navy under Commodore Hopkins, 3rd March 1776 (oil on...

IMAGE number: PNP325955
Image title: First fleet operations of the Continental Navy under Commodore Hopkins, 3rd March 1776 (oil on canvas), 1973
Artist: Zveg, V (fl. 1963) / American
Location: Private Collection
Medium: oil on canvas

Image description: Esek Hopkins (1718-1802) was a Commodore in the fledgling U.S. Navy; Oil painting on canvas by V. Zveg, 1973, depicting Continental Sailors and Marines landing on New Providence Island, Bahamas, on March 3, 1776. Their initial objective, Fort Montagu, is in the left distance. Close off shore are the small vessels used to transport the landing force to the vicinity of the beach. They are (from left to right): two captured sloops, schooner Wasp and sloop Providence. The other ships of the American squadron are visible in the distance. The operation was commanded by Commodore Esek Hopkins.
Photo credit: Peter Newark American Pictures / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: boat / transport / American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) / war of independence (a) / war / coast / sea / navy / army / landing operation (military) / soldier / ship / ships / landing / sailing / rowing / military uniform / oars / beach / soldiers / Painting / Mzpainting

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