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A segment of a model showing careening at a careening yard in Bergen. Ships were careened, that is, pulled onto their sides, to perform repair work below the waterline. Foto: Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum / Stiftelsen Museum Vest.
The museum has two exhibitions dedicated to this theme, one on wooden shipbuilding (1st floor) and one on iron shipbuilding (2nd floor).
Norway's most significant wooden shipbuilder in the later half of the 19th century, Ananias Dekke, was from Bergen. After completing his education in the USA, he revolutionized shipbuilding in the Bergen area along with Jens Gran. In 1856, the clipper Hebe was launched as Dekke's masterpiece. Models and frame models can be seen in the exhibition.
In Bergen, ships have been built from metal since 1857, and Bergen Mechanical Workshops (BMV) was the city's principal iron shipyard. This part of the city's shipbuilding history can be found in the museum's 2nd floor.