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Endurance — Norwegian barquentine, three-masted
Used by Sir Ernest Shackleton for the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Her original purpose was as an luxurious ice-capable steam yacht designed for polar conditions. She was one of the strongest wooden ship ever built. LAUNCHED: 1912, December 18 → FATE: Crushed by pack ice in the Weddell Sea in 1915.

Fram — Norwegian schooner
Used in expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers. Most likely she was the strongest ship ever built, having sailed farthest north and south than any other wooden ship. LAUNCHED: 1892 → FATE: Currently on display at the Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway.

Gjøa — Norwegian sloop, square sterned
The first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. She reached San Francisco in 1906 where she was put on display, but slowly deteriorated until 1949 when she was refurbished. Then in 1972 she was returned to Norway. LAUNCHED: 1872 → FATE: On display at the Fram Museum in Bygdøy, Norway.

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Kalmar Nyckel — Swedish full-rigged pinnace
The ship is famed for carrying Swedish settlers to North America in 1638 to establish the colony of New Sweden. A replica (as seen in "Another IMAGE) was launched in 1997. The Kalmar Nyckel made four successful round trips from Sweden to North America, a record unchallenged by any other colonial vessel. LAUNCHED: 1625 → FATE: The original ship was sunk in the North Sea by the Dutch in a war against the English in July of 1652. Replica is in service as a tourist attraction at Wilmington, Delware.

Vasa — Swedish wooden warship
One of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and a widely recognized symbol of the Swedish 'great power period'. During the 1961 recovery, thousands of artifacts and the remains of at least 15 people were found in and around the hull of the Vasa by marine archaeologists. LAUNCHED: 1627 → FATE: Sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 near Södermalm; salvaged in 1961 and now on display in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm.

The number of Scandavian Ships with Sails listed is 5

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Fram (Norwegian schooner)

Scandavian Ships with Sails
1.	Fram Norwegian schooner
2.	Gjøa Norwegian sloop
3.	Kalmar Nyckel Swedish full-rigged pinnace
4.	Vasa Swedish wooden warship