Boat Type	Fishing smack
Hull Typology	Vertical bow and round counter stern. In Norwegian terminology: kutter-skrog (cutter hull).
Dimensions	Length: 14,55 m. Beam: 3,95m. Depht (moulded): 1,95m

Craftsmen & Techniques	Master shipbuilder: Lars B. Hauge. Built in Hatlestrand in Southwestern Norway in 1915. Carvel built, probably constructed with lines from a half model. «Vikingen» represents the first generation of fishing vessel built for diesel engines. In this period, it was still important to have an efficient rig and good sailing abilities in case of engine trouble.
Distinctive Features	Through the first half of the 20th century, the vertical beam and the round or elliptic counter stern is characteristic for the oceangoing fishing fleet as well as coastal freighters and passenger boats. With the motor came the wheelhouse, which was typically placed over the engine room near the rear end of the ship.
Propulsion	Although the english word “cutter” addresses a one masted vessel, the typical rig of a Norwegian “fiskekutter” (fishing cutter) was the Ketch rig (with two gaff rigged masts). “Vikingen” originally had a Volda-Hein semi diesel motor. Today it has a Wichman semi diesel from the same period.

Purpose	Fishing with net and longlines all along the western coasts.
Type & Origin of Wood	Locally sourced wood, primarily pine.
Region & period	Varieties of this vessel type vas built and used all along the West coast of Norway from the 1880s until the 1970s. Before the motor era, the rig was generally bigger.

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