Vasa a swedish warship book

Her ability for fast and aggressive sailing, the multiple gun deck and the heavy, custommade guns were innovations. I am looking for more details and photos of the actual ship instead of more about the history and recovery of the ship. Merchandise and books based on vasa on sale at the vasa museum gift shop. The vasa museum opened in 1990 and, according to the official web site, is the most visited museum in scandinavia. He was not in sweden when vasa was built and he wanted her to. Photographs and historical reconstructions were made especially to illustrate this book. In 1628, the swedish warship vasa sank on its maiden voyage.

Sweden was a prominent economic and military force at the time, and gustavus adolphus wanted to create a powerful warship to aid the swedish naval forces involved in the war against polandlithuania. The bizarre story of vasa, the ship that keeps on giving. The swedish warship vasa never made it out of stockholm harbor. Located on the island of djurgarden, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64gun warship vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. Volume i will put the series in context, presenting the background to the ships story, its excavation and salvage, as well as an overview of the the finds and their context. The bizarre story of vasa, the ship that keeps on giving smart. The ship had a very short lifespan, despite the fact that it was commissioned by the swedish monarch to fill the role as the jewel of the swedish navy during the thirty years war. Jun 01, 2016 the vasa was a swedish warship that was built during the early part of the 17 th century. Feb 08, 2014 in 1628, the swedish warship vasa, sank to the bottom of stockholm harbour on her maiden voyage. For more than three centuries she remained lost in 115 feet 35m of brackish water before her wellpreserved remains. Oct 26, 2016 vasa was built on the orders of gustavus adolphus, a swedish king who ruled during the first half of the 17 th century. Hocker published by medstroms bokforlag ab, stockholm, sweden in the usa the david brown book co. The first part of the book presents and analyzes the find material from vasa which is relevant to the understanding of how the ship was rigged and sailed. Visit the vasa historic warship museum in stockholm, sweden.

New clues emerge in centuriesold swedish shipwreck the. This applies both to the edited text and to the books production. But the vasa never even made it out of stockholms harbor, a light gust of wind causing it to keel over and sink barely a mile offshore. She was meant to be a key asset for sweden in a bid for power in northern europe. I had never heard of the vasa, but my wife borrowed this book from the library because she has. Sep 05, 2017 the 17th century vasa warship is at the heart of the popular vasa museum and one of the top sights to see in stockholm and sweden. Vasa or wasa is a swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. But as with most brilliant innovations there are also failures, and the ship sank on her maiden voyage, a spectacular, costly and embarrassing. She fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannon were salvaged in the 17th century until she was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping area in stockholm harbor.

Today vasa is the worlds best preserved 17th century ship and the most visited museum in scandinavia. Vasa by frederick m hocker book the vasa venture by lars widding book the swedish warship wasa by larsake kvarning book vasa i. The book is very well edited, which of course adds to its readability. Deals with the excavation and restoration of the vasa. The vasa was a swedish warship that took its first and only voyage on a late august afternoon in 1628 bound for polands shores to launch an attack. The same year vasa was ready outside stockholm, but sank by accident on her maiden voyage first trip.

While much of the historical evidence for this book comes from original documents, hocker includes a list of sources that is subdivided according to the book s chapters. Hocker vasa was the most modern warship imaginable in 1628. Ebook vasa 1628 as pdf download portable document format. In this nonfiction picture book, newberry medalwinning author russell freedman explores the mystery of the sinking of the great swedish warship, the vasa, and her resurrection from the seas centuries later in full sail with flags flying, the mighty warship capsized and began to sink. Volume i will put the series in context, presenting the background to the ships story, its excavation and salvage, as. Vasa ship simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hardcover, 212 pages isbn 9789173291019 isbn 1091732910. The archaeology of a swedish warship of 1628 by carl. Vasamuseet is a maritime museum in stockholm, sweden. The final chapters discuss the consequences of the sinking. Over the centuries, many have tried to explain what caused that embarrassing and deadly mishap. Today, its a resource for naval historians and archaeologistsand a cautionary tale for those who seek to design technology. The shop is stocked with products that all revolve around vasa, the 1600s, and the swedish king and queen of that time gustav ii adolf and maria eleonora. It was covered in wooden carvings that told stories about the swedish royal family, and most.

It sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, and nearly 400 years later, the ship is. Her ability for fast and aggressive sailing, the multiple gun deck and the heavy. The incredible story of swedens vasa warship 4k youtube. The book is replete with pictures, enough to tease you of what remains out of sight. Although the warship was very near to shore, some 30 to 150 people onboard drowned during the vessels first voyage. This book is the first in a new series of monographs to be published on swedens royal ship, vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage on august 10th 1628. Important themes are shown on doublepage spreads and there is a foldout guide to vasas rich ornamentation a powerful symbolic reference to the glory of the swedish king. In full sail with flags flying, the mighty warship capsized and began to sink. Rush ordered by swedish king gustav ii adolf, she was an advanced, if flawed, warship that heeled over in stockholm harbour and sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. While much of the historical evidence for this book comes from original documents, hocker includes a list of sources that is subdivided according to the books chapters.

Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards. Chapters are organized by functional groups and vary in length, depending on the amount of find material. The history of the incredible vasa warship and its. Built to be the crown jewel of the swedish navy, the vasa capsized not a mile into her maiden voyage in 1628a tragedy resulting in many deaths and great loss. Many of the products are unique to the vasa museum and are replicas of objects found on board. Those who built her knew that she had problems, but they didnt dare say that to the swedish king gustavus adolphus. A swedish warship article in international journal of maritime history 242. The story of the sinking of the vasa and its reclamation is graphically told by roy saunders in this enthralling book.

Housed inside this enormous structure was a swedish ship, the vasa that was built under the reign of gustavas adolphus in the 1620s. It sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, and nearly 400 years later, the ship is suffering a slow, inexorable decay in swedens vasa. Vasa, 17thcentury vessel, the mightiest warship of its day, that sank on its maiden voyage. Vasa was the most modern warship imaginable in 1628. She fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannon were salvaged in the 17th century until she was located again in the late 1950s in a busy. Photographs and historical reconstructions have been made especially for this book. The vasa museum the vasa ship capsized and sank in stockholm 1628. The archaeology of a swedish warship appeared 2006 ii. The vasa museum in stockholm was built around the vasa warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. Whether or not you can look at that book, be sure to visit the web site for the vasa museum. The vasa was the pride of the swedish navy when she sailed out of stockholm harbour in 1628 on her maiden voyage and promptly sank. Hocker begins his narrative by providing insights into the imperial rivalries of the 17th century that culminated in the thirty years war 16181648.

The archaeology of a swedish royal ship of 1628 statens. The ship foundered after sailing about 1,300 m 1,400 yd into her maiden voyage on 10 august 1628. The construction of this warship was commissioned by the king of sweden, gustav ii adolf, whose aim was to increase the military might of his country. The vasa was salvaged during the 1960s with a remarkable 98% of the woodwork surviving three centuries under water.

The sinking of the vasa russell freedman macmillan. This is the saga of the great swedish warship, the vasa. The vasa was a swedish warship that was built during the early part of the 17 th century. As a committed bookaholic i went to the museum shop and found what i was looking for, a history of the entire project, both past and present in fred hockers vasa.

It was being restored in a similar manner to that of the warship elefanten, another swedish wreck. The swedish warship vasa by ralph bruce at the illustration. Nov 07, 2017 joshua hanlon explains how the pride of swedens 17th century fleet sank less than an hour after it set sail. One book i found to be particularly informative of the history of the vasa, including her recovery and present museum, is vasa, a swedish warship, by fred hocker. The archaeology of a swedish royal ship of 1628 is the first of what will be four volumes published roughly one year apart or so. Aug 10, 2017 vasa was the worlds most hightech warship when it set sail.