Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ⓘ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.

The new support structure follows the design of Vasa, with the cradle elements positioned where they help the ship the most. The greatest challenge lies in supporting the ship’s bow and stern. The very high stern is difficult to support in a good way – the wood is highly degraded and the sterncastle itself was fragile even when newly built.

2021年3月15日 · According to the geodetical measurements, centre-of-mass distribution and visual observation at the Vasa Museum, the maximum movement of the ship is at the stern. The results from the FE model are in agreement with the observations, showing a clear tendency of displacement distribution towards the stern

Vasa was war propaganda in the form of a ship and therefore an important symbol for Sweden, with the purpose to boast Sweden's power and wealth. Vasa was to sail out into the Stockholm archipelago, to Älvsnabben, where the fleet had a base and the possibility to take on board soldiers and equipments.

The Vasa (sometimes called Wasa) was a Swedish warship, built between 1626 and 1628 to be the most powerful warship in the Baltic Sea. Sweden, under King Gustavus Adolphus (sometimes called Gustav II Adolph), was in the midst of three separate conflicts, with Russia, Denmark and Poland/Lithuania (most actively with the last of these), and ...

Vasa was built for the war against Poland, and among the sculptures are several that belittle the enemy. The ship’s stern is a large advertisement for Sweden and Sweden’s King, a 17th-century form of war propaganda. It included one of the King Gustav as a boy, with a griffin on either side.

A view to the ornately carved stern of the Vasa includes a number of its 700 carved sculptures. The entire vessel, particularly the stern, would have been colorfully painted when it set sail.

1996年11月26日 · Stern ornaments (painted red, gold, blue) were carved gods, demons, kings, knights, warriors, cherubs, mermaids, weird animal shapes – all meant to scare the enemies and also symbolize power, courage and cruelty. The ship was painted in colors of Baroque style.

Vasa was armed with powerful guns and built with a high stern, which would act as a firing platform in boarding actions for some of the 300 soldiers she was supposed to carry. She was neither the largest ship ever built, nor the one carrying the greatest number of guns.

For example, the upper gundeck is 1.7 meters tall at the bow, 1.9 meters amidships, and 1.85 meters near the stern. The ship has seven levels in all. Four of these extend the length of the ship.