Skjoldungen

Information about Skjoldungen

Dockyard: The Viking Ship Museum
Boatbuilder: Ture M Møller, Birger Andersen, Erik Jochumsen, Martin Rodevad Dael, Hanus Jensen, Malthe Solhøj
Owner: The Viking Ship Museum
Year of construction: 2012

Length: 10.80 meter (35 feet)
Width: 2.40 meter (8 feet)
Depth/draft: 0.45 meter (1 feet)
Weight: 1.00 tons
Weaver: Anna Nørgaard.
Ropemaker: Carsten Hvid, Peter Jensen, Bjarni Sørensen.
Sailmaker: Jörn Bohlmann.
Blacksmith: Aage Frederiksen. 
Totalsail area: 25 m2
Deplacement: 2,5 tons
Number of oars 14
Crew: 18
Estimated maximum speed, sail: 10 knots
Estimated average speed, oars: 3 knots
Estimated maximum speed, oars: 5knots
New interpretation of ship and sail reconstruction: Søren Nielsen and Erik Andersen.