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NutmegCT

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Today I drove down to Mystic CT to see the "Viking" ship Draken Harald Harfagre. The ship is spending winter at Mystic Seaport.

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Over this summer, the ship sailed from Norway, to Shetlands/Faroes, to Iceland, to Greenland, then Labrador and Newfoundland. Wow.


The story:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draken_Harald_HĆ„rfagre



https://webcache.googleusercontent....editionamerica.com/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us



The captain gave a lecture and video presentation on the history, construction, sea trials, and trans-atlantic voyage. Not a good omen when the mast and sail came crashing down during a storm in the first trials - but as the captain said today, "Norwegians are not easily discouraged."


Amazing to me how this open ship and small crew, even with some modern equipment, could parallel the first Norse voyages to America, 1000 years ago.


Photo link below. Quite a day.


Tom M.

https://goo.gl/photos/xJXjGkHwmixM7hqQ9


 
There is a really good Viking archeological museum in Oslo. We visited it about a year ago. They have a number of really big ships in fantastic condition.
 
Boink said:
There is a really good Viking archeological museum in Oslo. We visited it about a year ago. They have a number of really big ships in fantastic condition.
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We saw the Viking Museum a couple months ago on one of the stops on our Baltic cruise. Those funeral boats are something to behold. And the carvings are more ornate than I would've thought.

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Not sure if the middle pic looks more like you or doc?
 
That's the museum!!! It was across the harbor in Oslo. So many artifacts.
My notes record it as the Bygdoy Museum (or maybe the Bygdoy was the museum where Kon Tiki II is right nearby)... here's me with my wife.

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Man, you were lucky! The place was PACKED when we were there.
 
When the tour buses arrived it got REALLY busy.
 
Wow, some of the videos are quite amazing. As an engineer, I wonder about things like bilge pumps - did they just have a pour mate below deck with a bucket??

Definitely not a vessel for those with motion sickness!
 
Mike - here's some detail on construction and mechanics.

 
Very cool Tom, I am envious.
 
NutmegCT said:
Mike - here's some detail on construction and mechanics.
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That is an amazing process of building!! I can't help but wonder how long it would take to build "back in the day" - 700-ish years ago; without precision machined metal tools, e.g. the drills, saws and clamps all require some extent of machining. Much less a heated building - I would assume all construction happened outdoors?? Awesome!
 
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