Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1898 — Oldest Sailing Craft. [ARTICLE]

Oldest Sailing Craft.

The eldest sailing craft In the world Is the so-called Gokstad ship, a Viking vessel, which was discovered In A Sepulchral mound on the shores of Lnrls< tiania Fjord. It Is 1,000 years old.