[{SlideShowNav}] !!!The Gogstad Ship [{Image src='150no.jpg' width='800' alt='The Gogstad Ship' class='image_left' popup='false' height='600'}] [{SET customtitle='The Gogstad Ship'}] \\ The Gogstad Ship, excavated in 1880, dates to the late 9th century; it is housed in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. Constructed largely of oak, the vessel is 24 m long and 5 m wide and was built to carry 32 oarsmen.