Holmsbu

Holmsbu

Norwegian pram-dinghy from Holmsbu, 1970

Holmsbu is a small, seaworthy pram-dinghy built of pine for small-scale, coastal fishing in Oslo Fjord. As this type of boat was very light, it was also often used as a ship's dinghy on larger vessels, in particular Danish sea-going seiners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The boat type was nicknamed "Moses" because it resembled awoven basket drifting on the water.