08-JAN-2006
Bow-on view
The dramatic lines of the hull are shown to good detail in this classical view. The simplicity of the museum building serves the subject well, too. Note how low the oar-holes are placed, this hull had a very shallow draught and was able to go far up-river before running out of water depth.
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Bow view
Another view, showing the run of the planking.
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Bow
You can see the large dimensions of the keel and stem pieces, and the rivets holding the planks together.
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Bow closeup
Showing how the planking strakes butt against the stempiece.
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Stern
Not a whole lot of detail in this shot but you can see how the sides of the ship are connected at the stern.
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Stern
A fairly decent view of the run of the planking at the stern.
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Stern overview
The ship is basically double-ended so there is not a lot of difference between bow and stern.
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Stern closeup
The joints between keel and sternpiece are clearly visible.
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Stern overview
Again a good look at the beautiful shape of the thing. I did not quite get it all in camera, though, the museum is not a large one!
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A look inside the rear end
The structures supporting the stern are clearly visible here.
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Stern overview from above
Same as the last one basically, but with a bit more context.
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Looking along the deck
The internal fittings are clearly visible, as are some fittings that were found with the ship. Note that she was not simply an open boat, a loose false-deck is fitted made from short lengths of planks fitted between the deck-beams running across the hull.
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A look inside the bows
The frames are clearly visible in this photo. As the hull was clinker-built, the frames were actually fitted after the hull planking was complete, serving mainly to reinforce the shape the planks already had. You can also see a covering plate for one of the row-locks, hanging down from a peg inside the hull.
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Another view of the fore end
Note the way the deck is made from loose planks.
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Hull detail
Another look a the planking.
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Rowlock detail
A close look at one of the oar-holes. While these ships were first and foremost sailing vessels, it was possible to move them by oar-power alone in a pinch. However, they were not galleys by any stretch of the definition! Also, note the rivets holding the planking together, and the two vertical rivets visible at right holding a hull frame in place.
