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3 unusual facts about Kalmar Nyckel


Charles L. Copeland

In addition, he remains involved with the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, and the Mount Cuba Center.

Kalmar Nyckel

The modern ship, designed by naval architects Thomas C. Gillmer, Melbourne Smith, Joel Welter, and Ken Court, was built at a shipyard in Wilmington on the Christina River near the original 1638 Swedish settlers' landing site at Fort Christina.

The piece was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003, following release of a recording by the German orchestra Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.


Rambo apple

The origins of the Rambo may date back to the American colony of New Sweden, when in 1637 Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, a Swedish immigrant, arrived on the Kalmar Nyckel.


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