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Cyfrowa rekonstrukcja kadłuba wczesnośredniowiecznej łodzi bojowej Puck 2 ze stanowiska port średniowieczny w Pucku

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Litwinienko P.

Pomorania Antiqua

2021

vol. Tom XXX

s. 115-132

Several wrecks of plank boats had been found at the remains of the medieval harbour in Puck studied since 1978. One of them, designated as Puck 2 attracted the particular interest due to the mixture of Scandinavian and Slavic shipbuilding traditions and very slim proportions of the hull. The dendrochronology estimated the construction of the vessel on 970s. In 2005 the wreck had been salvaged by the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk. After conservation all structural elements were digitally recorded using the FaroArm 3D recording device. Using the field documentation the model of the wreck in its actual state of preservation was prepared, as well as the digital reconstruction of the whole vessel. The reconstructed hull is 21.23 m long and 2.22 m wide. The digital model had been analysed for the hydrostatics of the vessel, which enabled to estimate the crew number (30 oarsmen and a skipper) and the draft (40 cm). The extremely long and slim hull indicates that the vessel was a warship, most probably used for quick raids, coastal defence and the control of the Puck Bay area. No similar wrecks had been found up to date in Poland. The closest analogy is the Scandinavian Skuldelev 5 wreck, dated to 1030s. It is similar in dimensions (17.3 m long, 2.5 m wide) and has been interpreted as a part of the Danish leidang coastal defence system.

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Cyfrowa rekonstrukcja kadłuba wczesnośredniowiecznej łodzi bojowej Puck 2 ze stanowiska port średniowieczny w Pucku