Baltic and east European shipbuilding influences in the Swedish Empire
Tracing local and inter-regional shipbuilding traditions from the armed vessel Bodekull, built 1659-1661 and sunk 1678
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21458119 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Niklas Eriksson (0000-0002-3024-8192, Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Pages | 53-58 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeonautica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0154-1854 • E-ISSN: 2117-6973 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/archaeonautica.1095 |
| OpenAlex | W4293167343 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Research in the Swedish military archives has revealed the identity of the ‘Edesö Wreck’ as the Bodekull belonging to the Swedish navy. The vessel was one of around 45 struss vessels ordered by King Karl X Gustav in 1659 to be used to transport troops and horses between the Danish isles. As a consequence of the king’s sudden death in January 1660 and the end of the war against Denmark, the semi-finished purpose-built invasion fleet was rebuilt into vessels for which the navy had better use. It is still possible, however, to trace the original design of the vessel through the preserved hull structure
Ancient history · Archaeology · Baltic sea · Danish · Empire · Marine engineering · Naval architecture · Navy · Shipbuilding · Shipyard · Engineering · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Oceanography
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |