The main characteristic of Viking longships was that they were long and narrow. Exactly how long depended on the number of rowing benches as indicated by holes on each side that allowed for oars ...

His similes are truly epic in refusing to gesture to a world beyond the one his characters know: spears are ‘laid like the oars of a longship’. In becoming the northern Homer, Morris sought to show ...

“You can have a load of anything stolen,” said Curtis Adams, an account executive at Lexington, Kentucky-based Longship, whose St. Petersburg office is the largest beyond its headquarters.

Hull 096 can accommodate about 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. An Australian boatbuilder has launched the world's largest battery-powered ship, Hull 096. Built by Tasmanian manufacturer Incat ...

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica are the remains of Danish slave ships missing for centuries — a finding that restores the ancestral lineage of an entire ...

The Victory I outside the Welland Locks at Port Colborne, Ontario. Photo Credit: Anne Kalosh ONBOARD THE VICTORY I -- Freshly painted, with new carpet, curtains, furniture, glassware and cutlery ...

A wall of paintings of ocean voyages and marooned islanders provides memorable ambience, and Matias points to the crashing waves and long-ship scene in the corner as his favorite. Seven people ...

It has been edited for length and clarity. I used to bring my children aboard the MV Doulos, a 430-foot-long ship belonging to a Christian missionary, when it would dock on Singapore's shores.

Moored along the museum’s Chubb’s Wharf, the nearly 114-foot-long ship is a crucial part of the visitor experience. Guests can walk its deck and explore its claustrophobic interior ...

It took about 30 people more than 10 days to complete the display. Beside the horse is a 6m-long ship to symbolise how the Greeks arrived in Troy. Other re-creations for Tulipmania include the ...