Traditional Ships, Boats & Builders

Traditional Nordic ship links

Nordic Tall Ships & Viking Ships, Denmark. List of traditional yardsail and replica Viking ships.
Hildringstimen, Norway
Nordlændingen, Norway

Nordic wooden ship & boat builders

Träskeppsvarvet i Gamleby AB, Loftagatan 5, S-594 32 Gamleby, Sweden, tel +46-493-12164, fax +46-493-10174. Repairing & building wooden ships.
Wooden shipbuilder Gustaf Dillner, Stockholm, Sweden
Oselvarverkstaden, Norway
Øya båtbyggeri, Sandefjord, Norway

Wooden ship & boat builders worldwide

Batavia shipyard, Lelystad, Holland
Square Sail Shipyard, England
Allen C Rawl, Maryland, USA
Traditional Kayaks, Harvey Golden, USA

There are many original vintage sailing ships in the world. They are not covered here, but may be found at other maritime sites, e.g. here, at Schoonerman or using a search engine. The Viking Age picture stone is c 1.5 m tall, displayed at the Museum of History, Stockholm, Sweden. It illustrates mythological scenes in a crude style reminding of the much older Greek Geometrical style. Page rev maj '10.

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