Gokstadfæring to the Danish National Museum's children museum

Reconstruction of a ship's boat from the Gokstad ship in Norway, 895

This oak boat was built by two boatbuilders from the Viking Ship Museum for the Danish National Museum's children museum. The original boat was found together with the Gokstad ship in 1880 and presumably served as a kind of tender for the 24-metre oceangoing ship. It is not clear whether the boat carried a sail.

Information about Gokstadfæring to the Danish National Museum's children museum

Dockyard: The Viking Ship Museum 
Boatbuilder: Søren Nielsen, Freddy Kristiansen
Owner: Danish National Museum's children museum
Year of construction: 1988


Length: 6.50 meter (21 feet)
Width: 1.38 meter (5 feet)
Depth/draft: 0.20 meter (1 feet)
Number of oars: 4
Crew: 2-3 men
Estimated maximum speed: 4 knots