Skaaluren Ship Building Museum

We have long traditions in shipbuilding in Kvinnherad. Round the year 1900 there were no less than 325 places registered in our municipality where boats were built. Among the many boats that are built here, we find the Gjoa. This vessel was built in Rosendal in connection with Roald Amundsen`s plans to sail through the North-Western Passage (1903 - 06). Skaaluren Skipsbyggeri in Rosendal is the yard in Norway that has the longest tradition within shipbuilding. The yard started its history in 1855. It kept and maintained tools and models used during the boat-building. These are now displayed at the Skaaluren collection, which is to be found in the Folgefonn centre.