Sunken Treasure: The Warship Vasa - A Documentary

[Deleted member 471407]

Join us as the Director of the Vasa Museum tells us the fascinating story of how what was meant to be the mightiest force of the sea, instead became the most well preserved 17th century ship wreck after sinking on her maiden voyage!

 

[Deleted member 471407]

I'm sure you know you can build the Vasa in EU4 - may it be more successful than the original!

 

[IndigoRage]

I knew it had sunk, but the way it sunk is more embarrassing than I had imagined.

 

[Nikolai II]

I knew it had sunk, but the way it sunk is more embarrassing than I had imagined.

Mary Rose sunk in a similarly embarrassing fashion - but Vasa did it a lot faster.

 

[Imp0815]

Ah, I love the ship and the story of why it sank—it's funny and somewhat badass. I also love the design and look. It was really fun to sail these in that one Age of Sail game that went south after an update.

 

[SeekTruthFromFx]

Although the EU4 video doesn't mention his name, this sounds and looks like Fred Hocker, who is actually the Director of Research at the Vasa Museum. He is probably my all-time favourite naval history educator so you made a really good choice here. He knows his stuff back to front and can explain it really well.

If people want to learn more, he has also done an episode of the excellent Mariners' Mirror podcast about the Vasa and another about the Swedish navy in the early modern period (ignore the title, he doesn't talk much about the present day, it's mainly about early modern shipbuilding and would be a great listen for the Project Caesar crew). I have linked to the website of the producers, the Society for Nautical Research, but you should find them on whatever podcast platform you prefer.

 

[grandadmiralbob]

The director is an American? I guess if I was a Swede I'd be too embarrassed too.

 

[Bluekkis]

I visited vasamuseet sometime in early 90's on a trip with my cousins. I was something like 10ish years old at a time but still remember the ship. It was quite a sight. I have certain nostalgia of that trip, some of the best times I had as a kid so resent years I've been thinking on visiting there again. Maybe next summer? Would not be a big trip afterall, just a short weekend trip over the sea.

 

[Nikolai II]

I've been thinking on visiting there again. Maybe next summer? Would not be a big trip afterall, just a short weekend trip over the sea.

It's almost like a themed area there by now. There's a "wrecks of the Baltic" museum on land next door, while in the waters behind the Vasa there's a pier with some ships (Icebreaker, Lighthouse) that you can visit the insides of.

 

[The Russian Empire]

I had the pleasure of seeing the Vasa in Stockholm a few years ago. It was majestic in person, truth be told.

 

[Idle America]

I knew it had sunk, but the way it sunk is more embarrassing than I had imagined.

From "Oglaf", censored by myself.