Editing Asker (section)

== ''Maud'' ==
[[File:AO7E8669.jpg|thumb|Maud at Vollen on 18 August 2018]]
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In 1916 (or 1917) the Arctic expedition ship ''[[Maud (ship)|Maud]]'' was built in nearby [[Vollen, Akershus|Vollen]] and launched into [[Oslofjord]]. The ship was designed and built especially for [[Roald Amundsen]] and sailed through the [[Northern Sea Route|Northeast Passage]] between 1918 and 1924. Sold to the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] as the supply vessel ''Baymaud'' she sank at [[Cambridge Bay]], [[Northwest Territories]] (now [[Nunavut]]), Canada in 1930. In 1990, the ship was sold by the Hudson's Bay Company to Asker town with the expectation that she would be returned there; however, the export permit expired due to the 230 million [[Norwegian krone|kroner]] () cost to repair and move the ship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa082799.htm|title=Underwater Treasure of Cambridge Bay|access-date=17 December 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090108173521/http://explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa082799.htm| archive-date= 8 January 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Nunavut News/North Monday|date=20 August 2007|title=Saving the Maud}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/research/archrep/central.htm|title=Cambridge Bay at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809214800/http://pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/research/archrep/central.htm|archive-date=9 August 2007}}</ref> In 2011 a new project was commenced to salvage ''Maud'' and transport her to a new museum to be built at Vollen.<ref>[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/16557_norway_wants_amundsens_maud_back_from_nunavut/ Norway wants Amundsen’s Maud back from Nunavut]</ref>

On 31 July 2016 it was reported that the hull of ''Maud'' had been raised to the surface and placed on a barge in preparation for shipment to Norway.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/the-maud-recovered-july-30-2016-1.3702513 CBC News: The Maud floats again: Norwegians bring long-sunken ship to surface]</ref> In August 2017 ''Maud'' began the journey back to Norway; she was towed through the [[Northwest Passage]]. In September 2017 she arrived in Greenland to stay for the winter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ship that sank in Cambridge Bay 87 years ago finally on the journey home to Norway {{!}} CBC News |date=2017-08-30 |website=[[CBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206125900/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/maud-journey-home-cambridge-bay-norway-1.4266797 |archive-date=2022-12-06 |url-status=live |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/maud-journey-home-cambridge-bay-norway-1.4266797}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cambridge Bay prepares to bid adieu to the Maud as Norwegian mayor visits community {{!}} CBC News |date=2017-08-10 |website=[[CBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107172033/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/maud-to-return-to-norway-1.4242183 |archive-date=2022-01-07 |url-status=live |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/maud-to-return-to-norway-1.4242183}}</ref> ''Maud'' arrived in Bergen on 6 August 2018, finally returning to Norway nearly a century after her departure with Amundsen. She was then towed along the Norwegian coast, and arrived at Vollen on 18 August.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maud Returns to Norway |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/maud-returns-to-norway#gs.qHAlf3Y|publisher=The Maritime Executive|date=6 August 2018|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref>