The Royal ship Wasa
Wednesday, 3. September 2008, 12:03:56
The Royal ship WasaThis ship was a Royal warship. It was the biggest and the heavist of its Kind.
She was built to be used in the seabattles. During the war of 30 years
Also to represent the miltary and politacal power of the swedish King of War
Gustaf II Adolf. She was heavely decorated with sculptures in all coulors .This for to gloryfie
Political power and for to frighten enemies
The King Gustav II Adolf was a very skilled man of war. He had been a King for more than a deccad and when Wasa was built. The Swedish navy was in a bad condition . Sweden was in war with Polen since 1625 and one was concerned about the outcome of the thirty years of war in Germany. For to secure the interests of Sweden it was most important to have a strong navy.
The navy was hit by several difficulties during 1620.In 1625 10 ships were cought in a bad storm and sunk. In the war against Polen and Riga there where several more ships that went down. The situation was getting worse because of war in several directions.
In the beginning of 1600 the navy was built on smaller ships wiht decks cariying smaller canons. The ships where ceaper and they where better in use of escourt and guarding the important waters. A navy with bigger ships could give respect and establish authority over enemies and alliance. For this King of ambition was a navy of big and powerfull ships a moment that he could not let pass by. Vasa was the first of five ships that was ment to be the biggest and most powerfull ships of its time. In correspondence with the contructure they have fond out that the King was giving new mesurements and that he would not accept a smaller ship. The Wasa was also ment to be readdy earlier than from the beginning. The ship was very instable and very heavely loaded with an extra floor with cannons. The first test they made they had to stop after a few round. 30 men running from side to side She was to instable..
10 of august 1628 She went on her first tripp, She didn´t get far . Just about 2 km outside Stockholm she went down and sunk. They made attempts recovering the kanons in 17 century then she was forgotten . Until 1956 when she was discovered again. She was salvage in 1961 and brought to habour She was housed in a temporary museum called The Wasa Shipyard. In 1988 she was transported to The new Wasamuseum.
Why she went down and sunk is not clear yet. She was heavy and topbuilt, and she was instable in hard weather. Even when she was in the habour. She had one extra floor and was overloade The King was aware of the instability, in the same time he wanted to see her in the
War. Inspite of the knowledgement he permitted her to sail it was important to his politcal and miltary work.
Interigations where held about this catastrofy, The King him self had permitted her to sail so therefore noone could be held responsibel for this disaster.Inside the ship and around the ship there where thousands of items found. The remains of 15 man , clothing , food drinks, tool, weapons, cannons , coins and 10 of the ships sails.
This post was made by me and by my Opera friend MrLeffe .
She write the text and I took the pictures.
Together we had that idea to make this post about this amazing subject “WASA”.
We hope with this post you can know a bit about the Wasa museum.
I and Leffe we was there in different times, and let me tell you that that exhibition it’s something wonderful.
If you went to Stockholm don’t forget to visit Wasa Museum.















MrLeffe # 3. September 2008, 12:10
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 12:15
ellinidata # 3. September 2008, 12:18
thanks for sharing Ze!
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 12:20
ellinidata # 3. September 2008, 12:30
I will not!
thanks!
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 12:31
Dacotah # 3. September 2008, 12:45
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 12:53
b_laudanum # 3. September 2008, 13:17
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 13:21
My first post of culture!
b_laudanum # 3. September 2008, 13:33
MrLeffe # 3. September 2008, 13:38
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 13:41
b_laudanum # 3. September 2008, 13:48
Morteza7953 # 3. September 2008, 15:18
i really liked it.
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 15:31
Have you been in Sweden any time?
Thanks for your visit here in my culture post!)
Morteza7953 # 3. September 2008, 15:49
no i've not been there but i hope to visit that musuem soon. i'm looking forward for your next historical-cultural post.
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 15:56
Dacotah # 3. September 2008, 16:03
Morteza7953 # 3. September 2008, 16:05
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 16:05
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 16:06
Dacotah # 3. September 2008, 16:06
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 16:10
Dacotah # 3. September 2008, 16:11
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 16:16
Morteza7953 # 3. September 2008, 16:18
that was a great post MrLeffe
Dacotah # 3. September 2008, 16:18
MrLeffe # 3. September 2008, 16:32
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 16:42
Morteza...How could you forgot my Swedish friend Leffe...
nettanb # 3. September 2008, 16:51
MrLeffe # 3. September 2008, 16:54
Morteza7953 # 3. September 2008, 16:56
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 16:58
But swedish people made a great and amazing work to keep from the sea!
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 16:59
Nettanb thanks for you visit!
nettanb # 3. September 2008, 17:17
diokenes # 3. September 2008, 17:22
It´s so typical example of Swedish "quality work" to build a ship that sank immediatly.
Well, they never learn...
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 17:26
Dacotah # 3. September 2008, 18:44
angel*1 # 3. September 2008, 20:23
ja viste as condições de uma embarcação daquele tempo?
cakkleberrylane # 3. September 2008, 23:11
zetorres # 3. September 2008, 23:13
Lois, Thanks!
Morteza7953 # 4. September 2008, 00:02
zetorres # 4. September 2008, 00:06
Morteza7953 # 4. September 2008, 00:11
yulenka # 4. September 2008, 04:31
Here are my pics:)
MrLeffe # 4. September 2008, 06:32
lekrot # 4. September 2008, 08:31
zetorres # 4. September 2008, 10:00
zetorres # 4. September 2008, 10:02