Editing Longship (section)

===Karvi===
The [[Karve (ship)|Karvi]] (or ''Karve'') is the smallest vessel that is considered a longship. According to the tenth-century [[Gulating|Gulating Law]], a ship with 13 rowing benches is the smallest ship suitable for military use. A ship with 6 to 16 benches would be classified as a Karvi. These ships were considered to be "general purpose" ships, mainly used for fishing and trade, but occasionally commissioned for military use. While most longships held a length to width ratio of 7:1, the Karvi ships were closer to 9:2. {{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}
The Gokstad ship is a famous Karvi ship, built around the end of the ninth century, excavated in 1880 by Nicolay Nicolaysen. It was approximately {{convert|23|m|ft|abbr=in}} long with 16 rowing positions.