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Myself on deck of the Kalmar Nyckel.

On the Deck of the Kalmar Nyckel: Replica of a Historic, Sailing Ship.

How did it feel living crammed together in a small sailing ship as it tossed about in the Atlantic Ocean with gale-force winds howling around on the endless journeys bringing emigrants to the New World hundreds of years ago? To find out, I took a trip to the Kalmar Nyckel, a full-scale replica of just such a ship that brought the first immigrants from Sweden in 1638 AD.

The Kalmar Nyckel. View from the stern.
The Kalmar Nyckel. View from the stern.
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