Newport medieval ship
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The Newport medieval ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered when archaeologists investigated an articulated timber structure uncovered during the building of the Riverfront Arts Cen
The Newport ship in the foundations of the Riverfront Arts Centre, 8 September 2002
Timbers from the Newport ship undergoing conservation, 2008
Clinker (boat building)
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Clinker-built, also known as lapstrake-built, is a method of boat building in which the edges of longitudinal hull planks overlap each other.
Newport medieval ship
…were typically called 'navis' (great ship) and used primarily for the long-distance voyages to southern Europe, particularly Lisbon. The vessel was clinker built with each plank overlapping the one below, the lower plank always being on the inside of the one above. The planks of the outer hull were positioned…
Diagram of clinker construction in the first half of the 20th century
Clinker built dinghy showing some of the basic structural details. The single rowing thwart supports the after end of the centre-board case. The pairs of knees at each end of the thwart can be seen; also the longitudinal stringer (rising) on which the thwart rests.
The Nydam boat, an early example of clinker construction.
The Gokstad Ship, a Viking longship, displaying the overlapping planks that characterize clinker construction.