Ropewalk

The Ropewalk is a constructing on the island of Lindholmen in southeastern Sweden. It is positioned inside the naval base in Karlskrona. Dating from 1692, the rope manufacturing unit terminated production in 1960 but in 2006, after maintenance, it became opened to the public with exhibitions and demonstrations of ropemaking. With a period of a few 300 metres, the Ropewalk is Sweden's longest wooden constructing. Construction of the 2-storey ropewalk began in November 1692 leading to the begin of production the following year and attaining full ability in 1696.

As Stockholm's rope factory had burnt down in 1676, the Lindholmen manufacturing facility becomes the United States’s best royal rope factory. By 1726, there were seventy five employees on the works, assisted every day by as much as 250 palms from the naval base. From 1793, thanks to Joseph Huddart's patented technique, it becomes possible to provide tons more potent rope. But despite attempts by way of former naval officer Fredrik Henrik af Chapman to adopt the gadget in Karlskrona, the machine designed via one of his engineers proved a failure and it become not until 1832 that the Huddart method became ultimately a hit in Sweden.