Between Clinker and Carvel: Aspects of Hulls Built with Mixed Planking in Scandinavia between 1550 and 1900
Volume 14 (2010): Underwater Archaeology in the Baltic Region, pp. 77–84
Pub. online: 20 December 2010
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
20 September 2010
20 September 2010
Revised
12 December 2010
12 December 2010
Accepted
20 December 2010
20 December 2010
Published
20 December 2010
20 December 2010
Abstract
Half-carvels are vessels on which the lowest part of the hull is built with overlapping strakes of planking, referred to as clinker construction, and the uppermost parts of the hull are constructed with the planks laid side by side, in the carvel fashion. These mixed planking constructions first occurred in the 16th century (as far as we know), but became very common in later centuries. The aim of this article is to highlight the existence of different versions of clinker construction, and to discuss some reasons behind the selection of the technique.