Andreas Peter Hovgaard

Andreas Hovgaard
Hovgaard in 1901
Born1 November 1853
Aarhus, Denmark
Died15 March 1910 (1910-03-16) (aged 56)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Allegiance Denmark
Service / branch Royal Danish Navy
Years of service1871–1909
RankCommander
CommandsMail steamer Thyra
Cruiser Heimdall
Coastal Defense Ship Olfert Fischer
AwardsService Medal
Order of the Dannebrog
Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn
RelationsWilliam Hovgaard's brother
1907 Russian engraving of the Varna (left) and the Dijmphna in the Kara Sea before both vessels got stuck in the ice.
Map of the drift of the Dijmphna in the Kara Sea 1882–83.
Coastal Defense Ship HDMS Olfert Fischer (1900–1938).

Andreas Peter Hovgaard (1 November 1853 – 15 March 1910) was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer.

Hovgaard became a sub-lieutenant of the Danish Navy in 1874, rising to the rank of lieutenant in 1876, captain in 1888 and commander in 1901. He retired from active service in 1909.