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Friday 13 May 2016

Norwegian longship Draken Harald Hårfagre 2010-





Reykjavik, Iceland 10 May 2016
Photographs were published with permission of Pétur Guðmundur Ingimarsson for which we are grateful!

Laid down at Haugesund, Norway in March 2010 and launched on 5 June 2012. With a measurement of 95,5 metric tons and as dimensions 35 x 8 x 2,5 metres or 115 x 26 x 8.2 feet. For her propulsion she depends on 25 pairs or oars and further more possesses she sails with a area of 300 square metres or 3.200 square feet. The crew numbers at least 100 men when she is under oars or at least 12-14 when sailing. She left on 26th April her homeport across the North Atlantic Ocean towards North America (USA and Canada) in May 2016. Underway she will be passing Shetland, (Lerwick on the 27th) was visited on Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Follow their voyage on this LINK