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longshipor Viking shipSail-and-oar vessel widely used in northern Europe for more than 1,500 years. It was a 45–75-ft (14–23-m) galley with up to 10 oars on a side, a square sail, and a 50–60-man capacity. Double-ended and built with overlapped planks, it was exceptionally sturdy in high seas. Examples have been found from as early as 300 BC. It carried the Vikings on their piratical raids of the 9th century and bore Leif Eriksson to America in 1000. Dutch, French, English, and German merchants and warriors also used it. longship a narrow open vessel with oars and a square sail, used esp by the Vikings during medieval times How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the fall of 1997, a team of "mad" scientists set out aboard the 98-meter- (322-foot) long ship Des Groseilliers, a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker. Preliminary investigation indicates that the wreck is a 100 to 150 foot long ship and sailed during the late 1700's. |
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