Aboard the World's Largest Wooden Sailing Ship! | Götheborg Of Sweden

We’ve been aboard some fantastic historic ships recently: SS Great Britain, HMS Belfast and the (reconstructed) Gotheborg. Which of these epic ships would you most liked to have seen in its heyday? ⚓️

My dad was one of many people who worked on this amazing ship, and in 2005, when I was still only a small child, they sailed away to China and were gone for a really long time. While constructing and when it was docked at home in Gothenburg I visited nearly everyday as a kid and I have very fond memories of this ship. Thank you for sharing

I visited this ship in Shanghai, China in 2006 when I was a child. Haven't heard about it since. Truly an amazing ship.

During my early childhood, I lived at walking distance from where the Götheborg is moored. From time to time, my pre-school teachers would take us local children to see her, and I heard the story of the original vessel's sinking from my father (himself a keen sailor and former professional maritime). I even watched her participate in a mock naval battle on the river Göta - To this day I recall seeing her making way under full sails, hearing the thuds of her guns. My love of naval history has all but grown since, and this video was like meeting a childhood friend. Thank you!

I've been watching so many documentaries about UK history and I've always been impressed on how well the British people care about their history and how well they preserve it. I'm sure many UK history buffs were happy to see this ship in London. Thinking about how the harbors must have looked back in the day.

Götheborg is such a beautiful ship. I love the style of the ships of the 17th & 18th centuries. In 1980 I saw the Wasa in Stockholm, still adore that ship. Later I sailed a bit on a Danish 1913 schooner and got to know all the work there is to be done on a large sailing ship. But this Götheborg I never even knew it was built, it would be a dream to try a voyage on that ship. Thanks for the tour.

It's a great honor to have this impressive ship docked just minutes from where I live. It's a familiar sight when taking the Sunday walk on the docks and everyone knows her and appreciates her. It's funny that you bring up the smell, that typical smell of tarred ropes. It's the smell of spring, when they starts raising the rigging. It's truly awesome to see her sailing, and I've often met her on her training runs in the archipelago around Gothenburg. Then you really appreciate how large she is.

The ship is an amazing achievement, but I wish we'd seen it's modern side too. According to Wikipedia, this ship has "satellite navigation, communications equipment, modern facilities for the crew (kitchen, lavatories, washing machines, desalination equipment, ventilation, refrigerators), watertight bulkheads and fire protection (fire sprinkler systems, fire hydrants etc.)" and diesel engines. All worked into the original design specs somehow. It would be fun to step through a bulkhead and travel almost four hundred years.

Very nice video! I was one of the volunteer crewmembers 2015 and sailed on the ship for two weeks from Bremerhaven, Germany to Amsterdam and on to Dover. I will gladly sign on again when the opportunity comes next year or so and I recommend you all to do it as well. It's hard work as a deckhand, but It is an experience of a lifetime! 😍 Shortening sails 35 meter up in the main mast in the middle of a rainy night out on the north sea somewhere is something you will never forget! The camaraderie onboard was in itself worth all the hard labor.

I saw this ship getting launched into the water in Gothenburg. Really cool experience with all the boats welcoming it by honking their horns!

What a beauty of a ship 😍 Brilliant insight into the original ship and also this reconstruction!

A beautiful ship, and any group of people who come together to recreate these historic ships is surely a wonderful project! I had the fortune of vistiting Gotheborg when she was anchored in London last Summer (2022) It wasa wonderful experience, one I shall never forget. And another notch on the various tallships I have visited!

I am from Göteborg, it’s so cool to see that you visited one of my cities prides

I had the privilege of getting a private tour on board a few years back when a friend's brother was working on the ship. Truly a marvel of craftsmanship and living history. I implore anybody to visit the ship when it visits you!

I especially enjoyed your interview with Dave Farrall. Both knowledgeable and articulate, he gave me some new insights into the life of Age Of Sail ships. Brilliant video 💯

I've visited her in Gothenburg straight after her return from China. She's marvelous. And the first fly by wire ship ever. When officer's voice commands lead to steering 😂

Fun fact about the Swedish East india Company 🇸🇪 the company was co founded by a British man 🇬🇧 a Scot to be more precise (Colin Campbell) and this ties in well with the City of Gothenburgs history, so many brits moved to the Swedish west coast during the 17th and 18th hundreds that the city earned the nickname "Lilla London / Little London" you can se the British influence in the city with everything from Bricklayerd walls, architecture and traditional british pubs, to common names such as Glenn and Morgan. 🇬🇧🤝🏻🇸🇪 Cheers to our British allies and friends🍻

I've been on and sailed the Kalmar Nyckel, which was an even earlier ship. The swedes really knew how to build them.

Thank you for this Video. It brought me on the Götheborg in Summer 2023 and introduced me to my new passion of sailing tall ships.

I saw this ship sail up the river, outside my school in Gothenburg. Truly an amazing and massive ship!