Pukavik

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Pukavik is a small town belonging to Sölvesborg Municipality, in Blekinge in southern Sweden, by the Baltic Sea. It had 295 inhabitants in 2000. The location is latitude 56.1667 N, longitude 14.6833 E and the altitude is 1 meter above sea level. ^ref1 Transportations are reliable with the European route E22 intersecting the town.

Historically Pukavik served as a shipbuilding center, constructing trading vessels suited to the ice and storms of the Baltic.

Several noted wooden sailing vessels were built in Pukavik. These include:

The Black Opal, 1909. Renamed The Black Pearl, has a long and varied history, including use in the movie Popeye; currently serving as a restaurant in a marina in Malta.^ref2
Yngve, 1929; a three-masted schooner built of oak and pine.^ref3
Orion, 1945.¹ Renamed S.V. Earl of Pembroke, an 18th century 3 masted barque used in many films: Treasure Island, A Respectable Trade, Moll Flanders, Cutthroat Island, Frenchman´s Creek, Shaka Zulu, Longitude, and Wives and Daughters.^ref4^,^ref5