Íslendingur
replica of Gokstad viking ship
Íslendingur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈislɛntiŋkʏr̥], "Icelander") is a replica of the Gokstad viking ship and was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 2000. It is on display at the Viking World museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland.
The ship was built in 1996 by Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, a shipwright from the Westman Islands who skippered the Norwegian Gokstad ship copy Gaia on her voyage to Washington, D.C. in 1991. Íslendingur measures 22.5 metres in length, 5.3 metres in breadth, has a draught of 1.7 metres and measures 80 gross tons. She was built of 18 tonnes of Norwegian and Swedish oak and required 5,000 nails. Her sail was made in Denmark. Her crew complement is 9; the Gokstad ship carried 70. Her average speed is 7 knots, top speed 18 knots. She is equipped with an engine for occasional use but is otherwise an authentic copy, made with ancient techniques.
The ship was initially used to teach Icelandic children about the Viking Age.
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