Replicas of Nordic ships
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Replicas of Nordic ships
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ship type: (compare shipfinds) |
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address, info, contact: |
Prehistoric & pre-Viking ships |
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| Hjortspring boat | boat with sewn planks, based on find from 3rd century BC | 1999 |  Denmark |
| Tuna Boat | boat with sewn planks, based on find from 8th century AD | 2000 |  Foteviken
Museum, Sweden |
| Sæ Wylfing | based on the Sutton Hoo Ship | 2000 | England |
Viking ships |
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| Viking | based on the Gokstad ship | 1893 |  Crossed the Atlantic from Norway in 1893. |
| Ormen Friske | based on the Gokstad ship | 1949 | Lost with all men off Helgoland in 1950. Ref MAT 4/99. |
| Hugin | 1949 | Denmark | |
| Imme Gram | based on the Ladby ship | 1963 |  Denmark. Built with sawn planks. |
| Sebbe Als | 24 oar warship based on Skuldelev 5 | 1969 | Denmark |
| Imme Aros | based on the Ellingå find | 1969 | Denmark |
| Kraka | based on find in Danzig/Gdansk. Link. | 1971 |  Snekkeklubben
C/O CARSTEN NIELSEN GL. KONGEVEJ 70, 2 TV 1850 FREDERIKSBERG C, Denmark |
| Imme Drøpner | based on the 2 small boats found inside the Gokstad ship | 1970s | Denmark |
| Imme Heidrun | based on the 2 small boats found inside the Gokstad ship | 1974 | Denmark |
| Lindheim Sunds | based on Skuldelev 5 | 1975 | Denmark |
| Fyrdraca | based on find from Ralswiek, Rügen, Germany in 1967 Length - 32' 2", Length at the waterline - 29', Beam - 9' 2", Draft - 2' (plus steerboard), Displacement - 6,000 lbs, Sail Area - 240 Sq ft, Oars - 12 (14'), Crew - 6 to 24 |
1979 |
 The Longship Company, Ltd. 21924 Oakley Road Avenue MD 20609 USA +1- 301-390-4089 |
| Hjemkomst | LOA: 76.5' Beam: 17.5' Heigth to gunwhale: 7' Weight: 16 tons Mast
height: 60' Sail: 40' x 30'. w/optional top sail Yard: 32'. Rudder: side mounted oar,
12.5', 16" side blade Tiller bar: 40". Oars: 32 (16 pr.) Crew: 13 Construction: 16 strakes on each side of keel, each made of 1" thick oak Strakes overlap 1 1/4' and fastened with 2 1/2 x 3/8" rivets with square roves. |
1980 | The Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center, 202 First Avenue North, Moorhead, MN
56560, USA. Phone: (218) 233-5604 sailed from New York to Norway 1982 |
| Krampmacken | small, 8 m long trading ship | 1980? | Sweden. Based on the Bulverket find dated to ca 1130 AD. |
| Saga Siglar | based on Skuldelev 1 | ? | sailed around the world 1984-86 |
| Gyrfalcon | based on find in i Gokstad, Norway Viking boat. Length - 20', Beam - 5', Draft - 2' (plus steerboard), Displacement - 250 lbs, Sail Area - 80 Sq ft, Oars - 4 (8'), Crew - 3 to 5 |
1981 | The Longship Company, Ltd. 21924 Oakley Road Avenue MD 20609 USA +1-301-390-4089 |
| Imme Skinfaxe | based on Skuldelev 3 | 1982 | Denmark |
| Havørn | 1985 | Noway | |
| Gaia | based on the Gokstad ship | 1989 |  Norway |
| Nevo (text in Russian) | small river ship, 12 m long | 1991 | Made in Russia. Sailed from Kotka, Finland, to Greece in 1991. Eventually destroyed in Greece. |
| Helge Ask | based on Skuldelev 5
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1991? | Denmark. Built using radially split planks. The page has links & info on other viking ships. |
| Aifur | small river ship | 1992 | Sweden, sailed to Russia in 1994 and 1996 |
| Leif Ericson "Norseman" | Sparred length: 40'. LOA: 36'. LOD: 32' LWL: 30' Draft: 3' Beam: 9' Rig height: 25' Freeboard: 3' Sail area: 297 sq.ft. Tons: 2grt. Power: 25 hp outboard (mounted in well). Hull fiberglass. | 1992 | Pennsylvania, USA |
| The Rus Project | based on the Lapuri find, trying to reach the Bosporus | various 1993-96 | Finland, rus-project@pp.qnet.fi |
| Sigrid Storråda | based on the Gokstad ship | 1995 | Sweden |
| Vidfamne and Starkodder | Vidfamne is based on the Äskekärr find of 1933 | 1995 | Sweden, tel +46-31-522711 or Jörgen Johansson tel +46-31-648565 |
| Mjøsen Lange | 10 m long | 1995 | Norway |
| Anund | free interpretation, using a stem rudder | 1996 | Sweden |
| Roar Ege | based on Skuldelev 3 | 1997 | Denmark. Built using radially split planks. |
| Erik Emune | based on find in Foteviken | 1997 |  built at at Foteviken maritime centre, Sweden |
| Snorri | 16 m long knarr based on the Skuldelev # 1 find at Roskilde | 1997 | "Viking voyage 1000", USA Tried in 1997 to sail from Greenland to New Foundland |
| Bialy Kon | Based on the Ralswiek 2 find, Rügen, Germany | 1998 |  |
Ottar |
based on the Årby boat | 1998 | Sweden |
Freja |
based on 10th century find from Danzig. Link. | 1998 | Snekkeklubben C/O CARSTEN NIELSEN GL. KONGEVEJ 70, 2 TV 1850 FREDERIKSBERG C, Denmark |
Skidbladner |
Swedish Viking ship based on the Gokstad ship | 1999 | Contact: patric.johansson@chello.se |
Dyflin |
based on the Gokstad ship | ? | University of Wales Bangor replica project |
| Isledningur | based on the Gokstad ship | ? | 22 m long, Iceland |
| Himmingläva | 2001 | Håkan Altrock, Sweden | |
Medieval and later ships |
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| Aluett | 13th century merchant ship | 1995 | Swedish Naval Museum, Karlskrona |
| Agnete | 13th century merchant ship | 1995 | Denmark |
| Helga Holm (sometimes bad connection) | 14th century ship, 22 m long | 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Malmö Cog / Skanör Cog | based on the Skanör Cog, dated to ca 1390 | 2003 | link |
| Blanka | medieval ship | ? | Medieval Museum in Stockholm, Sweden |
| Styra (sometimes bad connection) | based on shipfind from ca 1415 | 1995 | Sweden |
| Kalmar Nyckel | Swedish ship from 1638 | 1997/98 | Wilmington, Delaware, USA. |
| Christine av Bro | "bojort" one-master lake ship of 17th century type | 2003 | Kristinehamn, Sweden |
| Hiorten | Swedish 17th c post ship | 1999 | Swedish Naval Museum, Karlskrona |
| Eastindiaman Götheborg | The original Götheborg was built in 1738 and sank in 1745. Now built with modern equipment, but exterior and rigging are historically true. | 2005 |
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| Jacobstads Wapen | 2 mast ship, 18th century, designed by af Chapman. Photo with thanks to Henrik Othman, Jakobstads Tidning, Finland. | 1992 | Jakobstads museum, Finland, Tel: +358- 67 7851 373. A book in English about the shipbuilding can be ordered for FIM 140 from Jakobstads sjöhistoriska förening, Storgatan 2, FIN-68600 JAKOBSTAD, Finland. Tel: +358-6-785 15 30. |
| Hoppet av Brantevik | Brantevik, Sweden | 2002 | based on the one-master Castor from 1867 built in Nykøbing, Denmark. |
| The brig Gerda | Gävle, Sweden | 2005 | The original was from 1869 and scrapped in the 1950s. |
Eugenia |
original from 1879 | 2000 | Finland |
| Albanus | 2 mast schooner, 1901 | 1988 | Mariehamn, Åland, photo |
| Linden | replica of 3 mast schooner from 1920 | 1992 | Åland |
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This list does not claim to be complete. Rock art logo from Foteviken Museum, page by Per Åkesson rev jul '12.
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