18th century ship
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- Date created
- August 17, 2005
- Location
- Sweden
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A replica of the Swedish cargo ship Gotheborg that sailed in the 1740s. The Gotheborg traveled to China and returned with silk and tea, only to sink in the Gothenburg harbor. This reconstruction of the ship is now one of the largest full-rigged wooden sailing ships in the world.
