Skuldelev 6

Material: pine, birch, and oak
Length: 11.2 metres
Breadth: 2.5 metres
Draught: 0.5 metres
Displacement: 3 tons
No. of oars: 14
Crew: 5-15 men
Sail area: 26.5 m2
Average speed: 4-5 knots
Top speed: 9-12 knots
Dating: ca. 1030
Place of construction: Western Norway
Preserved: ca. 70 %

Wreck 6 is a combined rowing and sailing vessel probably built for fishing and whaling or seal hunting. The ship was built of pine planks near Sognefjord in Norway. Later, an extra plank was added to increase the height of the side in order to transport more efficiently cargoes of fish, other trading goods or people. During the alteration, the original rowlocks were removed and the number of oars reduced. The conversion presumably meant that the ship was used more for transport and less as a fishing vessel and that it sailed with a smaller crew. 

The bottom of the hull had been repaired with oak planks before the ship was scuttled. Kraka Fyr, a reconstruction of Skuldelev 6 built by the Viking Ship Museum, is on display at the museum harbour.