Wooden Viking Drakkar Model Boat 24

  
Viking longship model is Ready for Immediate Display. Share the courageous spirit of adventure that made the. The greatest explorers, traders and feared raiders of their age with this replica. 24" L x 15" W x 16 H. Hand crafted by master artisans.

High quality woods used in construction. Carved dragon head finely detailed at prow. Individual wood planks visible in deck. Lightly starched, quality cloth sails do not sag or wrinkle.

Sturdy wooden base attached to longboat model. Pre-assembled, simply attach the sails and display.

Sails and rigging already complete. Insert mast in designated hole and clip brass rigging hooks as shown in illustrations.

Ready to display in less than five minutes. WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Formaldehyde, and Styrene, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Chromium and Toluene, which are known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. The "Viking" was built at Framnes Shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway in 1892. The "Viking" is approximately 78 feet long, 17 feet wide, and 7 feet high from the bottom of the keel to the gunwale. Clinker built with planking hand split from green logs, the "Viking" made 11 knots and the hull was observed to flex with the waves. The "Viking" became one of the greatest attractions at the World's Columbian Exposition. Since the close of the Exposition the "Viking" was held first by the Federation of Norwegian Women's Societies and later by the Chicago Park District. But as the years passed, the wooden shelter, began to fail, and the "Viking" began to suffer from weather damage.

The Committee consisted of several Scandinavian organizations that were able to raise funds through donations. At different times the committee was close to placing the "Viking" in its own museum, at one time on Chicago's museum campus, and at another time on Navy Pier. All these attempts failed for various reasons. Again the Scandinavian-American community rallied.

The American Scandinavian Council offered to commit funds to clean, move and store the "Viking". The Council secured a location at a warehouse in West Chicago. They paid to have the "Viking" transported some 40+ miles to this location. Afterwards it was moved to Good Templar Park in Geneva, Illinois and secured under a canopy. This canopy has been replaced several times by a generous donor (most recently in the winter of 2006).

In 2000 the Scandinavian-American Council ceased to exist before accomplishing the obligations. As a result ownership reverted to the Chicago Park District. On February 28, 2007 the "Viking" was declared one of ten most endangered historic sites in Illinois by "Landmarks Illinois", a statewide historic preservation advocacy group.