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Until the arrival of railways and automobiles, the sea was the main means of communication inside the fjords, and coastal ships were built in those places where wood was available, basically pine and fir, which led to the development of different types of boats over the years. One of them was this type of nordlandjagt, also known as a storebat (literally, “big ship”), which was a coastal vessel, used to transport livestock and agricultural products from farms, through the fjord canals, to the destination markets. Its hull, wide and long, was very full in shape and with little draft. It was equipped with decks at the bow and aft and was open in its central part. Its construction, which featured elements from its Nordic ancestry, could be clinker or carvel built. Forward, the stem rose until it became a great post that ended the bow vertically. It was rigged with a rectangular sail equipped with pieces of canvas, which could be removed to shorten the sail, while at other times it was raised by a flying topsail when what was wanted was to expand the area of the mainsail. Normally, ships were put ashore in winter. In addition, the ships were tarred from time to time, first the bottom and then the interior.
