Swedish Ship the Vasa - World's Best Preserved 17th Century Ship
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2020
- The Swedish Warship Vasa, is the world's best preserved 17th century ship. On her maiden voyage in 1628, the Vasa never made it out of the Stockholm harbor. A gust of wind caused the ship to tilt, and since its gunports were open, water poured into the ship, causing it to sink into the cold waters of the Stockholm harbor. Efforts to raise the ship were futile, and after the cannons were salvaged, the ship lie forgotten in the mud until it was discovered almost 400 years later in 1961 by an amateur marine archeologist.
The mighty vessel has come to symbolize Sweden's Great Power Period, when the nation became a major European power and controlled much of the Baltic. Though not the largest or most heavily armed ship of its time, the Vasa was formidable: The 226-foot, 64-cannon ship could fire a combined weight of more than 650 pounds of shot from one side. But the maritime pride of Sweden never saw battle - it was too top-heavy, and it capsized and sank after sailing less than a nautical mile.
After the Vasa was recovered it has been displayed in its own museum since 1990, attracting more than a million visitors per year.
NOTE - Correction - The King who commissioned the Vasa was Gustavus Adolphus (1594 - 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph. He was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited for the rise of Sweden as a great European power.
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I've been fortunate to grow up between Sweden and the United States. When I was little, they had just pulled it up and it was inside a big temp building. You had to wear a raincoat to see it because there was a constant mist of water sprayed from the ceiling to keep it from drying out. I could watch the workers clamber over the deck, carefully taking it apart and restoring it. Every time we went over there, I would go see it to see what progress they had made on the restoration. The last time was about 5 years ago, now with my own family. It really is mind-blowing and absolutely unique. It is one the 'must-see's if you are in Stockholm.
Lustiga Huset at Grönalund around the corner is also a must! In the US you’ll never find a funhouse like that because we are too afraid of getting sued!
Glorious, Ian. A Swedish National Treasure..
That’s so cool! Thank you for sharing!
thats the reason there is only few oaks left in finland, vatican symbols in every government logo etc. follow the money... finland is free and most happy country in the world, let me laugh.. finnish language holds secret, so many countries use loan words from finnish language that are out of their place in their own language, only if you know enough finnish you can understand... over 400 years of slavery, Jesus is the lord, im so happy that ship sank but i cant think how bad all the builders felt.. what a work of art and we are able to see it... truly a wonder, gift from god himself?
Thanks for sharing your story. The craftsmanship is extraordinary and how they managed to restore it is also blows me away. You are so lucky to have witnessed it over all those years. Its simply fantastic and an incredible glimpse into the past, wow
The man that discovered the ship was Anders Franzén. I was 13 yo when he started to try to find sponsors for the project. The first years the swedish naval museum establishment tried to shut down the project and tried to question Anders Franzén and his awesome work. But eventually they realized that this was so big that they could instead take over the project and make themselves a platform in the naval museum establishment. Which they did. Years later they had to confess publicly that Anders Franzén was the real key person in the project.
Around him there was formed an inner circle of highly skilled experts that organized the lifting of the ship. My father was one of those men and from his position in the steel industry he made it one of the key sponsors that provided the giant lifting wires from the big pontones that eventually lifted the ship in front of the medias cameras.
One of the other key persons in the team was the captain of the submarin rescue ship involved. He and my father became friends for life after this succesful operation.
What a wonderful story! Thanks to your father and others like him, the world can now experience this amazing relic from centuries ago! What a tribute!
The raising of the Vasa is a truly amazing feat!, try sinking anything, filling it with water at 9lbs a gallon then lifting it out... its beyond difficult, now think about tryIng that with a sunken warship, inconceivable! The raising of the vessel was possible because of the lack of oxidation of the vessel but that fact that they achieved it is a miracle of engineering and a testament of the genius of those who made it happen. What was a national disgrace is now a national treasure, nice work!
Took my daughter to Stockholm in 2018. This was one of the highlights of our trip. This ship is MASSIVE! Much larger that it appears in the video. It’s truly breathtaking to see and difficult to comprehend how in tact the Vasa ship is at 300 years old.
We really enjoyed seeing the Vasa. Plus the background story of her sinking in the harbor added to the experience. The museum has done a great job telling the story of the Vasa. You may want to check out our other videos on our "81stainless" channel - especially those in our "Ancient Ruins" playlist. We have many videos on ancient Greek, Roman, medieval and megalithic ruins. Thanks for watching!
Well...... she was built to last.
Although not built to sail.
Thanks for watching! While making the video, we found a lot of fascinating discussion about why the vessel sank. I think the second row of cannons that were added after the ship was nearly finished probably wasn't a good idea - plus leaving the portholes open while leaving port which caused water to pour in, sealed her fate.
I can imagine they would build a replica -soon if they wanted too ,when they get bored of only having a museeum and beside they did build 2 additional ship like Vasa and they have found one of them on the seafloor near Stockholm -I guess they didnt do the same mistake but a another
The craftsmanship they achieved back then is just mind boggling
It was incredible to see it in person. Just answered another question about how much it may have cost to build and found this on the internet:
"The Vasa project cost the crown 100,000 Riksdaler and that number converts to something a bit over 60 million Euros today. This ship displaced roughly 1400 tonnes, which means she cost about 43,570 Euros per metric ton. Incredibly expensive."
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It’s a must go see if you are ever in Sweden , it was far bigger than I ever realised
Thanks for watching - The Vasa Museum has done an incredible job telling her story.
We visited back in 1997. To me it was one of the highlights of our trip to Sweden. Can highly recommend a visit.
!000 oak trees to build? It can't exactly be small.
@@znentitan4032 The HMS Victory required 5500 oak trees to build which is mind boggling.
The woodwork is absolutely breathtaking
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@@81STAINLESS You've got a new subscriber! Interesting topics and places
It is amazing to see how much war ships have changed in only 400 years....
I can imagine king Gustav going: "Well, I like it but... can't you fit some more... I dunno... BIG GUNZ?!"
The most amazing museum i have ever been to!
If it hadn't sunk as it did, we'd only have dust to remember. Incredible inadvertent time capsule.
It's a piece of sunken trash that was better left in place on the Bottom.
For fuck sake.
I went to see this museum before the ship had been fully put back together. They had parts submerged in some sort of watery solution to acclimate it to being in the air again plus nozzles sprayed the solution onto the ship exposed to the air. It really looks great 40 years later!! Amazing! Saw the Kon Tiki on that same trip...
King, “I want MORE BLING! Lots and lots of BLING!”
In my youth I surmised the young blonde women were the best reason to visit Sweden. Now, tis the Vasa, baby. The Vasa..
The coolest museum I have ever been too
A magnificent monument.....to the folly of the powerful.
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Shut up will you
And elite overreach....
What a magnificent ship, visually.
almost the same fate as the tudor ship the 'Mary Rose'. What a beautiful amazing ship.
A thing of beauty really is a joy forever.
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Nice collection of photos, I didn't get half as many good ones, when I went, I didn't have my tripod.
"... or throwing *incinerary* projectiles..." made me smile.
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This should have 25,000 likes. At least.
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It needed a different headline: How about “Topless Swedish Statues Found In Old Boat.” If you put a picture of Elke Sommers on it, 25k likes for sure,
Thank you that was great. Never knew about that ship. Simply amazing.
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In the end, the Vasa turned out to be the greatest 17th Century ship of all. 300 yrs later, here we all are admiring it, not a piece or painting, the whol ship.
It was such a wonderful experience standing next to this magnificent ship whose disastrous launch actually ended up as such a success centuries later. Glad you enjoyed it! You may want to check out our other videos on our "81stainless" channel - especially those in our "ANCIENT RUINS" playlist. Thanks for watching.
It is beautifully carved... a must see if you get to Stockholm.... wonderful museum.
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It's incredible to think the amount of labour, materials and skill required to build such magnificent ships that were then sent to fight and sail in open waters only using their sails. What a period!
the ship was also asymmetrical. There is more ship structure on the port side of the hull than on the starboard side so leant to port. Because of different standards of measurement at the time, Swedish feet equals twelve inches and Amsterdam feet equals eleven inches in a foot. So each carpenter had used his own system of measurement.
It's incredible how far we've come technologically in just over three centuries.
I get the same feeling. At 60, in just twice my age we have gone from horse drawn carriages to building a fusion reactor!
Yet it feels artistically, we've regressed a bit. Look at the intricate details they carved. For a warship it's beautiful.
Technologically richer, artistically poorer.
Great Video. Enjoyed the tour....Thanks !
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Awesome video thank you. Great ship
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History shows again and again how extravagance points out the folly of men.
When I was a child, I dreamed of someone one day finding a complete ship like this. This is truly remarkable on every level above and beyond.
Yah, it looks like a "sunken ship" model we put in a aquarium when I was a kid.
@@dehoedisc7247 You want to talk about someone who you do not know? I know your miserable character already....probably a statistic of a single parent family. I bet you couldn't carve a piece of wood in your lifetime, but probably ate lead paintchips from the windowsill as a kid. You need to hang out with your momma and all of her cats and keep them company. While you are at it, take a good long look in the mirror before you want to call someone names. Work on yourself and learn some respect if that's even possible. Gracefully bow out now. You do not want to get into this with me.
@@Dirtdevil1 Not interested to "get into this with you", as you obviously are incapable of viewing this event in any way other than your small focus according to a personal attachment. The fact remains that a monumental disaster occurred and you and sundry others have found it CONVENIENT to portray the "remnants" of that disaster in ways that Suit Your Emotional Needs. Twist History in any deviant manner you wish, it cannot be changed.
@@znentitan4032 Well, it is a sunken ship, and ships do much Better when they Stay Afloat.
I need to revisit this ship - we originally saw the still being hosed down ship in 1980.
Thanks for watching. Yes, do revisit - the Vasa Museum has done a wonderful job displaying both the ship, and her history and background.
Wow. I was just an embryo in my mother's womb at that time.
my grandad was a member of vasas vänner (friend's of vasa) so as a kid i was fortunate enough to walk on the middle gun deck, the top deck, sailors quarters and captains qurters. a big memory for the 8 year old history buff robin:D
What a wonderful experience! It is so amazing to have such an intact ship after all these centuries!
@@81STAINLESS i will never forget it, a amazing memory of my now dead grandpa ingvar
When the Vasa was recovered a naval engineer opined that she would have capsized under full sail regardless of closed gun ports.
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How!! Beautiful. Magnificent. .
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Visited the Vasa in 2000. The letters GARS across the stern (4:41 centre of frame) stood for Gustavus Adolphus Rex Svenske (Gustav Adolphus King of Sweden).
Simply amazing!
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I absolutely will thank you sir.
Awesome 👍
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the best film on Wasa I"ve seen
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Always remember my visit
Such a gorgeous work of wood 💙
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You do some awesome shit and 300 years later they make a museum of it ... for the pride of your nation.
Humans are like that. XD
Always want to see more about this ship.
Thanks for watching our video. Yes, the story of the Vasa is fascinating. So amazing to see a ship "in person" from so many centuries ago.
Sverige var bra , för länge sen.
Wow. Amazing
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I’ve been in the museum and seen the Vassa 👌🏻😎
Isn't the museum excellent? A wonderful tribute to a beautiful ship from centuries ago. Thanks for watching. You may want to check out some of our other videos.
Axel Vasa WCW here's your ship 😊 it's a beauty!
What a wonderful sight she is, in all her glory.
The last time I saw her; the first and only time until now, was of a hulk constantly being sprayed to keep the wood from decaying... When I visited while on the school cruise many many years ago.
They spray wooden ships with PEG, polyethylene glycol, in increasing strengths so it replaces the water and salt in the timber. For large works it takes a few years.
Thanks for watching. The Vasa Museum has done a wonderful job displaying both the ship, and her history and background.
Amazing
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Good video. Please allow one clarification; The King at the time was named (in Swedish), "Gustaf II Adolf", The English use the Latin form as, "Gustavus Adolphus .
(1594-1632), king of Sweden 1611-32. His domestic reforms laid the foundation for the modern Swedish state. Founded Tartu (Dorpat) University in Estonia. Brilliant military strategist much admired by Napoleon.
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Very cool ship.
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0:41-ish "built in 1628 by King Augustus the second". Something must've gotten a little mixed up there (?). It was built in 1625-1627 by King Gustaf II Adolf. The only King Augustus II that I know of was King of Poland 1697-1706, but I could be wrong. She sank in 1628.
You are correct. We are not. We are travelers and not historians, but really try to keep our narratives accurate, but sometimes... UA-cam does not allow for corrections, however we have added a correction note to the video description. Thanks for watching!
@@81STAINLESS No problems. It's a nice video and anyone taking their time to make one about the Vasa is great. The Vasa-museum is my favourite museum in Stockholm and well worth a visit.
Truly magnificent. 😊😊😊😊🐱🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
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Cool!
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It was too beautiful to go to war.
Thanks for watching our video. It was an incredibly beautiful ship wasn't it? So glad that it survived almost fully intact so we can appreciate their craftsmanship. If you read about reasons the ship sank - the heavy weight of the ornamental carvings may have contributed to its fall as well.
Impressively, the ship sat 333 years at the bottom of the harbor, and the wood doesn't have holes in it. However, once out of water, this ship will rapidly disintegrate.
It is interesting to read about the ship. There were unique qualities in the water (e.g. cold, chemicals) that helped preserve it. And now great effort is taken to keep the wood from deteriorating. But I am thankful that the VASA did survive, so we can see a real artifact from so long ago.
It would love to visit that
You must visit! It is amazing to see such a beautifully crafted old ship up close. Thanks for watching.
The narrator states that the ship was much wider at the top than the bottom--this is true if you're talking about the hull below the waterline and even the keel which is a narrow strip of timber running fore to aft, but in reality the ship is fattest at the lower gun deck and narrows as you go up. The main deck is quite narrow in comparison; the overall design feature is called "tumblehome".
Thanks for watching our video. We are just tourists and not historians, but tried to list some of the general causes. There are very interesting expert discussions online about the causes of the Vasa's demise. I personally think her sinking in the harbor was caused by the open port windows, but it seems there were many other flaws that would have brought her down eventually. Glad she sunk in the harbor, so that we can now see her almost fully intact. You may want to check out our other videos on our "81stainless" channel - especially those in our "ANCIENT RUINS" playlist. Thanks for watching.
Presumably the other decks are intact, However I can't seem to find any videos between decks.
Thanks for watching. The photos were of the areas of the ship that were visible to the public. So we did not find any either.
imagine all this decoration on military ships now. crazy how much effort they put into almost everything.
the way it sank seems very much like the mary rose.
The wood carvings were beautiful and spoke to the glory of the king and the Swedish royal family - but their added weight, may have contributed to her sinking. The way the Vasa sank does sound similar to the Mary Rose. We will have to put together a video on the Mary Rose, although her remains are not as intact as the Vasa. Thanks for watching!
Not really tbh.
The effort they put in decoration was the reason she sank on her maiden voyage.
@@steffenrosmus9177 Employing incompetent builders is the reason she sank on her maiden voyage.
@@tonyhunter1892 nope, the builders opposed the decoration wishes of the king (especially the large and heavy figurines at the back end under and over the captain's room) but the king had the last word. So more the incompetence of the king, a feature still common today other leaders like former US presidents, exsc. republican ones.
17th century its 16th century!
Wow, I just got the Vasa wooden puzzle from NautilusPuzzles.com for my birthday!
What artistans they had.
Hope to see it someday!
Thanks for the film.
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Glad you enjoyed it! The Vasa Museum has done a great job showcasing the Vasa and telling her story. You may also want to check out our "81stainless" UA-cam channel, especially its "Ancient Ruins" playlist which has a lot of videos relating to Greek, Roman, medieval, and megalithic ruins. Thanks for watching.
hi. why have not the rear windows been put in and also stern lamp missing ?
We are just tourists, so I do not know. Perhaps the windows are left open for air circulation - but that is only an uneducated guess. Thanks for watching our video.
Sweet nemesis. I would like to have been at the Stockholm harbour that day it left the dock.
Of course this huge and costly ship wasn't "virtually forgotten" - but it was a complete failure and embarrassment.
Maybe it sank because the king apparently built it?
(His name wasn't Augustus, by the way.)
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"Augustus II"? That's not correct. That would've been Gustavus Adolphus.
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@@81STAINLESS oh, no worries. I enjoyed the video either way:)
Great post thanks Mr Stainless. What an incredible archaeological treasure to see.
I'll bet the King was kicking himself (and his advisors) when it toppled over and sank but with those 2 appallingly naff cherubs (4:15) and the disastrous one man and his pig (4:30) it was probably best they were that bad.
The most astounding piece has to be the coat of arms at 5:03, I wonder how long it took to carve and must have been done by the master of the carvers it's so skilfully worked.
You'd have thought the King of Sweden would have heard about another top heavy topple in 1545, Henry 8th's flag ship the Mary-Rose, although she'd sailed & battled for about 33 years one witness account said that she'd just fired all of her guns on one side and was on the turn when she was hit by a strong gust of wind.
Yes the Vasa is an incredible ship to see up close. And the Vasa Museum has done a great job telling her story. Thanks for watching! You may want to check out some of our ("81stainless") videos, especially those in our "ANCIENT RUINS" playlist.
The Vasa a sculptures speak...glug, glug.....
Wonderful ship and wonderful music please tell me the name of the music used in this video
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@@81STAINLESS Thank you for putting this good documentary and telling me the name of the music . Sùre i will watch your other channel video's too.
How much that ship have costed to make at the time? And how much would that equate to today?
Here is what I found on the internet. Sounds like a reasonable estimate:
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What else is out there waiting for us?
Beautiful ship. Pity they did not explain how it was salvaged.
There is a separate video on you tube that shows how it was raise. I also believe that it partially floated on it's own and was towed to shore
They patched here up and drained the water then she “sailed” to the dock …😊
Good works ! Too bad he was unable to sail and more dangerous for his crew than for his enemies!
Captain Jack Sparrow will manage
The Baltic is brackish not salty, wood eating creatures cant exist in it.
Thanks for watching. We're just tourists, not historians, and just reported what we found in our research. But I do recall some mention that the quality of the water was not good and that would make sense. In any case, the Vasa survived almost entirely intact for our enjoyment.
It seems that the King of Sweden was no student of history or he wouldn’t have made the same mistakes with his flagship that Henry Vlll of England made when the English heavily modified their pride and joy, The Mary Rose which had made it’s maiden voyage in 1511.
At least she had served for 25 years before being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she sailed in this heavier and bulkier form until 1546 when she sank fighting the French in similar unpredictable weather conditions, apparently caught by a huge gust as she was talking sharply with all gun decks open. To this day there is no definitive evidence to explain this incident which must have been world shattering to the nation.
Luckily, shipbuilders took mush greater care with such things as centre of gravity and positioning of gravity, shown by the 18th Century British warship HMS Victory now sited at Portsmouth Royal Naval Docks for all and sundry to board and examine.
Reading the history of the Vasa and why she sank is very interesting. There are comments about the king adding an additional row of guns after the ship was almost completed. Also some who were building the ship had concerns that it was top heavy, but no-one was willing to tell the king. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I wonder how many builders and shipwrights told the king it would capsize due to being top heavy?
From our research for our narrative - I don't believe anyone did. The story of her being built is filled with many changes in the original plans and the ship builders - so many places for things to go astray. Thanks for watching! You may want to check out some of our ("81stainless") videos, especially those in our "ANCIENT RUINS" playlist.
The king was no shipwright.
All the craftsmanship involved in the construction of this ship is lost. Not to mention the fact that old growth trees of high enough quality to build a vessel like this don’t exist on this planet any longer.
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They could probably use plastic planks today!!!
Perhaps the designers of the Vasa should have focussed on making her properly sea-worthy, capable of not sinking when being blown by a gust of wind, rather than spending effort and expense on making heavy wooden carvings, that made her even more top-heavy.
As he said in the video, it was a Royal decision to add another gun-deck and that made her too top-heavy.
Back in those days you didn't oppose the king if you planned on having a long fruitful career... Ah. who am I kidding... It's the same today...
Thanks for watching! The story of why she sank is very interesting reading.
Are parts of it petrified?
The wood was preserved because of the composition of the silt and cold water in which she sank. You may also wish to check out our "81stainless" playlist "Ancient Ruins" for more videos on Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Megalithic Ruins. They all have such a rich history and tales to be told. Thanks for watching.
What keeps the old wood from disintegrating, like many old ships taken from the sea? Was it Wood Epoxy Saturation Technique? WEST System? I feel sorry for anyone in the Royal Court on the day of the launching.
We are travelers and not historians - but there is a lot of info on the internet. Found one article (1996) that has some details ("The Swedish Ship Vasa's Revival") Also, I believe they had a recent problem with the bolts deteriorating, but figured out a solution. Again, the internet is a great source. As for any "punishment" of the guilty, after many studies, court reviews, etc., eventually no-one was blamed for the incident. Very impressed with Swedish justice at the time.
Looking at the condition of the hull, it sunk straight down. If it were in it's side with all that weight on whichever side, would not have been salvageable.
Thanks for watching our video. Yes, excellent point. It appears there were many things that happened that allowed the Vasa to survive for so many centuries - so that we can appreciate her beauty today.
@@81STAINLESS absolutely
If it doesn't float is it still a boat?
Thanks for watching. She does still float! After being lifted from the bottom of the sea and cleaned of the mud, she was floated to the docks where her restoration began.
At least it went down before it could kill anybody. Wait...
Yes, unfortunate. But it could have been worse, if it had sailed out of the harbor. The museum has done a great job telling the stories of those who went down with the ship. You may also wish to check out our "81stainless" UA-cam channel and its "Ancient Ruins" playlist. Thanks for watching!
@@81STAINLESS Thanks. In spite of my weak attempt at humor I found the story fascinating and well told.
Hms victory is from the 18th century in England... But its much better condition and you can walk through it
A bit like the Mario l Mary Rose tbf
Of course the only reason that we have such a ship relies upon a series of massive ‘cock-ups’ on the part of those who built and sailed her!
If only all warships could sink before they fire their first shot! Likewise all instruments of war.
Yes, that would be a good thing - maybe someday. Thanks for watching our video. You may wish to check out our "81stainless" channel playlist "Ancient Ruins", for more videos on Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Megalithic Ruins. They all have such a rich history and tales to be told.
The King insisted. I bet others got the blame though
Interestingly, in researching the Vasa, it appears there were a lot of reviews, court cases, etc., but in the end no-one was really blamed or punished. Appears that reasoning and "the law" were followed. Thanks for watching. You may enjoy some of our ("81stainless") videos, especially those in our "ANCIENT RUINS" playlist.
@@81STAINLESS The sutelest form of insubordination Take a stupid order andcarry it out? What is the Swedish term for Whitewash? :-) I;ll definitley check out more.
Works best preserved ship WRECK.
Its unlike the Vikings to not know ships.
Stupid King.
Thanks for watching. It's interesting to read about all the reasons why the ship ended up in the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
@@81STAINLESS To call Stockholms harbour the Baltic Sea, is like calling Hudson river the Atlantic ocean. 🤪
But anyway,, your welcome.
Cheers,, 🍻😎👍
Augustus?
You are correct. We are tourists, not historians and somehow got this mixed up. Unfortunately UA-cam does not allow for editing, but we have noted the correction in our description. Thanks for noting this and for watching our video!
@@81STAINLESS I see, very nice and informative video though, felt like more than just tourists in my opinion!
The Challenger disaster of the 17th century.
Didn't they realize they had designed a top heavy ship?
Not the persons that had the power to do something about it. But yes they was informed.
Wouldn't the builders have forseen the ship would be exceedingly easy to sink?
They probably did, but it seems everyone was afraid to tell the King, who wanted his ship completed as quickly as possible. Reading about the Vasa is an interesting story. There were many causes that led to her demise. Thanks for watching.
@@81STAINLESS Guess the king should've listened to the shipwrights lol. And thanks for making the vid.
Oh, the deception... Surely this must have been a very sad day!
Yes indeed! The history of the Vasa has been an interesting study. The museum has done a wonderful job showcasing the Vasa and her story. You may also wish to check out our other ("81stainless") videos, especially those in our "ANCIENT RUINS" playlist. Thanks for watching!
Re run of the Mary Rose
Thanks for watching. Yes, somewhat the same - open portals can be a problem.
The ship was built by King GUSTAVUS II of Sweden, not Augustus!!
You are correct. We are travelers and not historians, but we do want to be accurate. Unfortunately, it is impossible to correct published videos - but we have added a correction to the video description. Thanks for watching.
Wish we still had ships like this sailing the high seas. Progress may be good but it sure is ugly.
Back then they factored in something's beauty as part of it value.
Very good it sank, it was supposed to occupy Kingdom of Poland. What swedish did, anyway.
VASA is finnish word and translates as fawn, joist, balk, carrier beam, timber joist, calf... and oak is tammi, damms used to use oak tree and in finnish language has this saying tammata, river is being tamed, joki tammataan tammella, river in being dammed with oak... many many swedish places have finnish names, finland has most surenames... kettle is kattila, i had made list of words that come from finnish culture/language but not ready to publish it yet, any finnish person with imagination and time can make calculations 1+1=¿ but many have been brainwashed to drink only at weekends and not think for them self, you can use dictionaries if youre foreigner and want to experiment, think about words that have been used in olden times and try your luck you might surprise yourself, i am not as fanatic as ior bock but there is definetly some truth to his claims finnish language being root language, swedish also loans tons of words from finnish language, also norway and denmark.. finnish words are always more complete and you can understand that in new mouth the word is going to strangle and the form will mold itself to new form in foreign brain/mouth and will fit to its new environment, some might think why we use this word but its logical when you think about it, when you get used to it, its hard to leaern new word when you already have word for it... gosh time is ticking tik tok tik tok.. later alligators
How interesting - languages are fascinating. English is also very interesting since it adds words from many cultures - very complicated to follow. In research for our video, we read about the Vasa Dynasty and that the Vasa name derives from the vase, a sheaf of grain in the family's insignia or shield. The family's noble roots lie in the fourteenth century. Around minute 4:14 in the video, you can see the sheafs of grain in the beautifully carved shield. Thanks for watching.
Ett museum över ett militärt marin fiasko. "A museum about a military naval failure."
Men ändå intressant att se hantverket från så många århundraden sedan. Tack för att du tittade.