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Broadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum

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Broadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum.jpg Uniforms of the British Navy - Midshipman, Admiral, Flag-Lieutenant, Secretary (Fleet Paymaster)ThumbnailsRough Diagram, showing Comparative Sizes of Famous Ships at Different PeriodsUniforms of the British Navy - Midshipman, Admiral, Flag-Lieutenant, Secretary (Fleet Paymaster)ThumbnailsRough Diagram, showing Comparative Sizes of Famous Ships at Different PeriodsUniforms of the British Navy - Midshipman, Admiral, Flag-Lieutenant, Secretary (Fleet Paymaster)ThumbnailsRough Diagram, showing Comparative Sizes of Famous Ships at Different PeriodsUniforms of the British Navy - Midshipman, Admiral, Flag-Lieutenant, Secretary (Fleet Paymaster)ThumbnailsRough Diagram, showing Comparative Sizes of Famous Ships at Different Periods

Observe the horn-like rowlocks and the steer-board

The Nydam ship is 75 feet in length, with a beam of 10 feet 6 inches, and had no mast. Both are very flat amidships, and have very fine or sharp ends, but it is evident that in proportion to her length the Gokstadt boat had a much greater beam.