5 Items Tagged

Shipbuilding

Jarrow, England

The Spirit of Jarrow

A bronze sculpture immortalizes a historic 1936, 26-day-long march for economic relief.

Two Viking-style sailing ships sit in a harbor.

Tønsberg, Norway

Vikingodden

This one-of-its-kind shipyard brings the 12th-century Viking Age back to life.

Église Sainte Catherine

Honfleur, France

Église Sainte Catherine

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

Podcast: Chemin de la Mâture

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team April 5, 2022

The recreated <em>Götheborg</em> sailed into Stockholm as part of the celebration around Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling's wedding on June 19, 2010.

To Build an 18th-Century Ship, Shipwrights Had to Remaster a Lost Craft

It took a lot of careful planning to once again bend wood with giant steam boxes.

Sarah Durn November 9, 2021