.jpg) Gaia in Oslo, 2014
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway | |
| Name | Gaia ship |
| Namesake | Greek goddess Gaia |
| Operator | Gokstad Coastal Team (Gokstad kystlag)[4] |
| Builder | Jacob Bjørkedal |
| Completed | 1990[1] |
| Homeport | Sandefjord, Norway[2][3] |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Viking ship replica (Museum ship) |
| Tonnage | 26 |
| Length | 23.80 metres (78.1 ft) |
| Beam | 5.10 m (16.7 ft) |
| Height | 18 metres (59 ft) (mast) |
| Draught | 0.85 metres (2.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail and oars, auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan | 230 m² |
| Speed | max. 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 40 passengers[5] |
The Gaia ship is a replica of the 9th century Viking ship Gokstad ship. It was built in 1990 and departed Bergen for North America on 17 May 1991. It was named Hav-Cella prior to departing but was renamed Gaia by Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland, during a stopover in Iceland. Gaia is the name for the goddess of the Earth in Greek mythology. The Gaia Ship reached Newfoundland on 2 August and Washington DC on Leif Erikson Day, 9 October 1991.[6][7] It further sailed to the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit via the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and North America.[8]
With the completion of Museum's Wharf by Sandefjord Museum in the summer of 1995, Gaia and the newly restored Southern Actor were permanently placed on the wharf where they remain accessible to the public.[9][10][11]
The ship can be rented for private tours in the fjord.[12][13]
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- ^ Bertelsen, Hans Kristian (2000). Sandefjord i bilder / Sandefjord in pictures. Grafisk studio forlag. Page 16. ISBN 82-90636-02-4.
- ^ Lunde, Stig-Tore (1996). Gaia: Gokstadskipet, kopien og miljøskipet. Sandefjordmuseene. Pages 14-15.
- ^ Nougier, Louis-René (1994). Vikinger og indianere. Faktum. Page 59. ISBN 82-540-0198-7.
- ^ Bertelsen, Hans Kristian (2000). Sandefjord i bilder / Sandefjord in pictures. Grafisk studio forlag. Page 16. ISBN 82-90636-02-4.
- ^ Olstad, Finn (1997). Sandefjords historie B.2: En vanlig småby? Sandefjord kommune. Page 398. ISBN 82-993797-2-5.
- ^ Olstad, Finn (1997). Sandefjords historie. B. 2: En vanlig småby? Sandefjord kommune. Page 394. ISBN 82-990595-8-5.
- ^ Davidsen, Roger (2010). Et sted i Sandefjord: lokalhistorisk stedsnavnsleksikon. Sandar historielag. Page 336. ISBN 978-82-994567-7-7.
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- ^ Bjoraa, Knut (1995). Sykkelopplevelser på Østlandet. Aschehoug. Page 26. ISBN 82-03-22094-0.
- ^ Bertelsen, Hans Kristian (2000). Sandefjord i bilder / Sandefjord in pictures. Grafisk studio forlag. Page 16. ISBN 82-90636-02-4.
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