Maasilinn ship

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Maasilinn ship

The Maasilinn ship ( Estonian Maasilinna laev ) is one of the oldest shipwrecks found in what is now Estonia . It was found in the village of Maasi in the municipality of Orissaare on the largest Estonian island of Ösel .

history

The wreck was found in 1985 near the historic Maasilinn Ordensburg ( Maasilinna ordulinnus , German Soneburg ) and was recovered by divers in 1987. A temporary building was erected in Orissaare, in which conservation measures could be carried out.

The length of the ship is approximately 10 meters, the width 5.5 meters. The creation is dated to around 1550. This makes the ship the only example of medieval shipbuilding in Estonia.

The Maasilinn ship belongs since September 29, 2010 the Estonian Maritime Museum ( Eesti Meremuuseum ) and the seaplane port of Tallinn issued.

construction

The samples from the transverse frames number 13 and 15 next to the keel showed that the ship was made of maple wood. The specimens and their grains are very similar; therefore one can say that the two trees come from an area and a grove.

The Maasilinn ship has three peculiarities that differ from the usual ships of the era:

  • The ship has an outer skin made up of two layers: Kraweel planks that are twice as thick are nailed to thin clinker planks.
  • The ship has a connection point between the stern and the keel with the help of two pegs, whereby the naturally curved branches of the keel tree, along with large roots, are used very well.
  • The ship has a very peculiar keel structure that has no equivalent anywhere in the world. The keel of the ship is attached to the transverse ribs with the help of planks in such a way that between the keel and transverse ribs there is a tunnel along the entire ship with a depth of approx. 20 cm.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ajalooline Maasi laev jõuab meremuuseumisse (Estonian) . 
  2. ↑ Maasi laev oli vahtra puust (Estonian) . 

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Coordinates: 59 ° 27 ′ 6.8 ″  N , 24 ° 44 ′ 17.9 ″  E