Symi Shipbuilding and the Wooden Boatyards of the Island
Symi built its wooden ships in the age of its sponge and trading wealth. The small Dodecanese island turned its shoreline into a working boatyard, where shipwrights shaped keels and hulls from raw timber. The island’s yards launched the caiques, sponge boats and cargo ships that carried its trade. The craft grew beside the sponge … Read more