CLINKER-BUILDING

Specialty Definition: Clinker-building

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The clinker-building style of ship (or boat) hull construction first came into use by Vikings.

Narrow planks are nailed to a frame of "ribs" which are first mounted on a heavy keel. The downward edge of each plank overlaps the plank below it.

Clinker-building was used in Europe and the Americas for centuries, even after the development of the more efficient caravel style.

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