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Viking ship replica

Viking ship replicas are one of the more common types of ship replica. Viking, the very first Viking ship replica, was built by the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1893 it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Chicago in the United States for the World's Columbian Exposition. Formerly located in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, the Viking is currently undergoing conservation in Geneva, Illinois, United States.

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There are a considerable number of modern reconstructions of Viking Age ships in service around Northern Europe and North America. The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, has been particularly prolific in building accurate reconstructions of archaeological finds in its collection.

Denmark

  • Freja Byrding - Hejlsminde, Denmark (14 metres (46 ft), 5-8 persons, Skuldelev ships 3)
  • Havhingsten fra Glendalough ("Sea Stallion from Glendalough") - Roskilde, Denmark, 2004 (30 metres (98 ft), 60-100 persons, Skuldelev ships 2)
  • Heidrun - Skælskør
  • Helge Ask - Roskilde, 1991 (17 metres (56 ft), 30 persons, Skuldelev ships 5)
  • Imme Aros - Århus, 1969 (13.5 metres (44 ft), 30 persons, Ellingå ship of AD 1163, renamed Imme Struer 2003)
  • Imme Gram - Tønder, 1963 (20 metres (66 ft), 32 persons, Ladby ship, lost 2009)
  • Imme Sejr - Tønder, 2013 (21.5 metres (71 ft), 38 persons, Ladby ship)
  • Kraka - Roskilde, 1971 (40 ft, 7-15 persons)
  • Kraka Fyr - Roskilde, 1987 (12.2 metres (40 ft), 5-15 persons, Skuldelev ships 6)
  • Lindheim Sunds - Ollerup, 1977 (17 metres (56 ft), 30 persons, Skuldelev ships 5)
  • Nidhug - Lundby Strand, 1998 (16 metres (52 ft), 3-28 persons)
  • Ottar - Roskilde, 2000 (15.84 metres (52.0 ft), 6-8 persons, Skuldelev ships 1)
  • Randaros - Randers (39 ft)
  • Roar Ege - Roskilde, 1985 (14 metres (46 ft), 5-8 persons, Skuldelev ships 3)
  • Røskva - Skælskør
  • Saga Siglar - Roskilde, 1983 (15.84 metres (52.0 ft), 6-8 persons, Skuldelev ships 1, sank off the Catalonian coast in 1992)
  • Sebbe Als - Augustenborg, Denmark, 1969 (17 metres (56 ft), 30 persons, Skuldelev ships 5)
  • Sif Ege - Frederikssund, 1990 (14 metres (46 ft), 5-8 persons Skuldelev ships 3)

    • Estonia

  • Turm - Tartu, Estonia, LOA=12 m, B=2.5 m, replica of Lapuri ship, built 2008-2009
  • Aimar - Käsmu, Estonia, built 2009-2010, 1/2 size replica of Gokstad ship, LOA 10m, Beam 2m, 8 oars
  • Thule and Neyve - Nõva, Läänemaa, Estonia, built 2010-2011, 1/4 replica of Gokstad ship, LOA 6,7m Beam 1,7m and 4 oars
  • Äge - Kiruvere, Estonia, LOA=11.6m, B=2,8m, 12 oars, built 2011-2012, replica of Foteviken 1(Fotevikens Museum)

    • France

  • Dreknor - Cherbourg, Normandy, France

    • Iceland

  • Íslendingur - Iceland (22.5 m, 9 persons)
  • Vésteinn - Iceland (LOA 12m, Beam 2,7m, 14 oars, 1/2 Gokstad ship replica built 2008 in Thingeyri, Westfjords)

    • Norway

  • Draken Harald Hårfagre ("Dragon Harald Fairhair") - Haugesund, 2012 (35 metres (115 ft), 100 persons)
  • Dronningen - Bjørkedalen, 1987 (replica of Oseberg ship)
  • Gaia - Sandefjord

    • Sweden

  • Ormen Friske ("Healthy Serpent") - Trosa, 1949 (23 metres (75 ft), 12-70 persons, Gokstad ship, lost 1950)
  • Krampmacken - Gotland, 1980 (8 meters, replica of the Bulverket ship)

    • UK

  • Hugin - located at Pegwell Bay in Ramsgate, Kent. Built Denmark 1949 as replica of Gokstad ship.
  • Ratatosk - Built in Norway now in the United Kingdom (20 ft, 6 persons, 1/4 Scale replica of the Gokstad ship)

    • Canada

  • Munin - Vancouver, British Columbia (40 ft, 7-15 persons)
  • Viking Saga - Newfoundland

    • United States of America

  • Skelmir - San Antonio, Texas (22 ft, 8 persons)
  • Viking - Built in the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. Currently located and undergoing conservation in Geneva, Illinois.
  • Leif Erikson (42 ft, 4 persons) - sailed across the Atlantic from Bergen, Norway in 1926, in Leif Erikson Park, Duluth, Minnesota.
  • Redwolf - San Antonio (40 ft, 17 persons - under construction)
  • Fyrdraca - Missouri (32 ft, 18 persons - retired from service with the Longship Company 2003)
  • Sae Hrafn - Maryland (40 ft, 18 persons)
  • Gyrfalcon - Maryland (20 ft, 5 persons)
  • Skogar Þrostur (formerly called the Blackbird) - Connecticut (22 ft, 3 persons). She was built in Ohio by the group Viking Age Vessels and is now owned by Vinland Longships in Connecticut.
  • Yrsa - Missouri (27 ft 8 persons)
  • Wulfwaig - Oklahoma City (21 ft, 5 persons)
  • Hjemkomst - Moorhead, Minnesota. Building began in 1974 and sailed from Duluth, MN to Bergen, Norway in 1982 with a crew of 12. Now housed at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota
  • Norseman - Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard, Wilmington, DE. (LOA: 40'; LWL: 26'; Beam: 9')
  • Íslendingur a replica housed at the Viking World Museum in Iceland

    • References

    Viking ship replica Wikipedia
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