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__notoc__A ship replica is a reconstruction of a no longer existing ship. Replicas can range from authentically reconstructed, fully seaworthy ships, to ships of modern construction that give an impression of a historic vessel. Some replicas may not even be seaworthy, but built for other educational or entertainment purposes. The term "replica" does not include scale models. The term museum ship is used for an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. A ship replica may also be a generic replica, one that represents a certain type of ship rather than a particular historic example, like the Kamper Kogge, replicating the Cogs that were used extensively in the Netherlands in the Middle Ages, but where there is little knowledge of specific ships. Reasons to build a replica include historic research into shipbuilding, national pride, exposition at a museum or entertainment (e.g. for a TV series), and/or education programs for the unemployed. Apart from building a genuine replica of the ship, sometimes the construction materials, tools and methods can also copied from the ships' original era, as is the case with the replica of the ''Batavia'' in Lelystad and the replica of Ship of the Line ''De Delft'' in Rotterdam (Delfshaven). Some generic type replicas such as Thor Heyerdahl's RA III, qualify as true replicas as these ships were built to investigate the craft and or culture of the original era. That they do not replicate a specific vessel is mainly because no details of such a specific vessel are available. Some other ships that are modeled after ships of a certain type or era (and are in that sense replicas) do not quality as true replicas. Some ships maybe borderline cases such as the ''Kanrin Maru'', which is actually twice the size of the original, but built following the plans of the original. Replicas can be temporary, cheap and very simple, such as the replica of a Viking ship that was burnt at the Leixlip Festival. Notable historic type ships that are not replicas include:
Notable ship replicas Some sailing ship replicas with their home port; and key information of the original (many articles are about the original ship): Europe, Australia, America a If more than one replica is made the home port of the different current ports are given in a numbered list Asia Other Other vessels At the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, replicas of Viking ships are built. See also | ||||||||
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