Viking ship replicas are one of the more common types of ship replica. Viking, the first Viking ship replica, was built by the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1893 it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Chicago in the United States for the World's Columbian Exposition. Formerly located in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, the Viking is currently undergoing conservation in Geneva, Illinois, United States.
The Viking at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893
Hjemkomst is a replica Viking ship that was sailed from Duluth, Minnesota to Bergen, Norway in 1982.
Viking (replica Viking longship)
Viking is a Viking ship replica. It is an exact replica of the Gokstad ship recovered from Gokstadhaugen, a Viking Age burial mound in Sandefjord, Norway in 1880. Viking was featured at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893.
Viking
A 1925 US 5c Postage Stamp featuring the Viking, for the Norse-American Centennial
Viking's way across the Atlantic in 1893