ABSTRACT
The introduction of carvel shipbuilding and the domestic production of purpose-built gun-carrying warships in Sweden coincided with the formation of a fully fledged naval service in the sixteenth century. The introduction of carvel construction marked a clear break with existing clinker shipbuilding and required new expertise. This chapter sets out to trace the origins of this shipbuilding knowledge, drawing on existing historical research and images and an interpretation of the material remains of actual ships.
