Vasa (eller Wasa ) r ett svensk krigsfartyg byggt mellan 1626 och 1628.
Commented [SK1]: Vasa (or Wasa)[2] is a Swedish
Fartyget sjnk efter segling omkring 1.300 m (1 400 m) i sin jungfru resa den 10 augusti 1628.
Det fll i dunkel tills hon var aterfann igen i slutet av 1950-talet i en upptagen sjfart strax utanfr
Stockholms hamn.
Frmst med ett i stort sett intakt skrov 1961, var det inrymt i ett temporrt museum som kallades
Wasavarvet (" Wasaskeppsvarvet ") fram till 1988 och flyttade sedan till Vasamuseet i Stockholm.
Fartyget r ett av Sveriges populraste turistattraktioner och har upplevts av ver 35 miljoner
beskare sedan 1961.
Sedan hennes terhmtning har Vasa blivit en allmnt erknd symbol fr den svenska " stora
maktperioden" och r idag en de facto Standard i media och bland svenskar fr att utvrdera den
historiska betydelsen av skeppsvrak.
Fartyget byggdes p Sveriges kung Gustavus Adolfs order som en del av den militra expansion som
han inledde i ett krig med Polen-Litauen (1621-1629). Det byggdes p flottans grd i Stockholm under
ett kontrakt med privata entreprenrer 1626-1627 och bevpnade frmst med bronskanoner som
kastades i Stockholm specifikt fr skeppet.
Rikt dekorerad som en symbol fr kungens ambitioner fr Sverige och sig, var hon till slut ett av
vrldens mest kraftfullt bevpnade fartyg.
Vasa var dock farligt instabil och topp tung med fr mycket vikt i skrovets vre struktur. Trots denna
brist p stabilitet bestlldes hon till sjss och sjnk bara ngra minuter efter att ha sttt p en vind
som var starkare n en bris.
Den 10 augusti 1628 beordrade kapten Sfring Hansson Vasa att ka p sin jungfru till
flodstationen vid lvsnabben . Dagen var lugn och den enda vinden var en ltt bris frn
sydvst. Fartyget var varvt (frankrat i ankare) lngs den stra kusten av staden till sdra
sidan av hamnen, dr fyra segel sattes och fartyget gjorde vgen mot ster. Pistolportarna var
ppna, och pistolerna var ute fr att elda en hlsning nr skeppet lmnade Stockholm. [14]
Nr Vasa passerade under asarna i sder (vad r nu Sdermalm ), fyllde en vindblsning sin
segel, och hon krngde till hamnen . seglen kastades bort, och fartyget rtade sig lngsamt
nr blaset passerade.
Vid Tegelviken, finns ett gap i asarna, tvingade en nnu starkare vindblasning igen skeppet p
sin babord , och de ppna nedre kanonsporten tryctes under vattenytan, Daremot , vatten
rusade in p den nedre kanon decken. Vattnet som byggdes upp p dcket verskred snabbt
fartygets minsta frmga att rtta sig sjlv, och vatten fortsatte att hlla in tills det sprang ner i
hllaren; Fartyget sjnk snabbt till ett djup av 32 m (105 ft) bara 120 m frn stranden.
verlevande klttrade p skrp eller de vre mastarna, som fortfarande var ver ytan, fr att
rdda sig sjlva, och mnga nrliggande btar rusade till deras hjlp, men trots dessa
anstrngningar och den korta avstndet till land, 30 mnniskor omkom med skeppet, enligt
rapporter .
Vasa sjnk i full uppfattning av en folkmassa p hundratals, om inte tusentals, mestadels
vanliga stockholmare som hade kommit fr att se det stora skeppet som satte segel. Mngden
inkluderade utlndska ambassadrer, i sjlva verket spioner av Gustavus Adolphus 'allierade
och fiender, som ocks bevittnade katastrofen. [27]
warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship foundered
after sailing about 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into its maiden voyage
on 10 August 1628.
It fell into obscurity until she was located again in the late
1950s in a busy shipping lane just outside the Stockholm
harbor.
Salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961, it was housed in
a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Wasa
Shipyard") until 1988 and then moved to the Vasa Museum
in Stockholm.
The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions
and has been seen by over 35 million visitors since 1961. [3]
Since her recovery, Vasa has become a widely recognized
symbol of the Swedish "great power period" and is today a
de facto standard in the media and among Swedes for
evaluating the historical importance of shipwrecks.
The ship was built on the orders of the King of Sweden
Gustavus Adolphus as part of the military expansion he
initiated in a war with Poland-Lithuania (16211629). It was
constructed at the navy yard in Stockholm under a contract
with private entrepreneurs in 16261627 and armed
primarily with bronze cannons cast in Stockholm specifically
for the ship. Richly decorated as a symbol of the king's
ambitions for Sweden and himself, upon completion she was
one of the most powerfully armed vessels in the world.
However, Vasa was dangerously unstable and top-heavy
with too much weight in the upper structure of the hull.
Despite this lack of stability she was ordered to sea and
foundered only a few minutes after encountering a wind
stronger than a breeze.
Commented [SK2]: On 10 August 1628, Captain Sfring
Hansson ordered Vasa to depart on her maiden voyage to the
naval station at lvsnabben. The day was calm, and the only
wind was a light breeze from the southwest. The ship was
warped (hauled by anchor) along the eastern waterfront of
the city to the southern side of the harbor, where four sails
were set, and the ship made way to the east. The gun ports
were open, and the guns were out to fire a salute as the ship
left Stockholm.[14]
As Vasa passed under the lee of the bluffs to the south (what
is now Sdermalm), a gust of wind filled her sails, and she
heeled suddenly to port. The sheets were cast off, and the
ship slowly righted herself as the gust passed.
At Tegelviken, where there is a gap in the bluffs, an even
stronger gust again forced the ship onto its port side, this
time pushing the open lower gunports under the surface,
allowing water to rush in onto the lower gundeck. The water
building up on the deck quickly exceeded the ship's minimal
ability to right itself, and water continued to pour in until it
ran down into the hold; the ship quickly sank to a depth of
32 m (105 ft) only 120 m (390 ft) from shore. Survivors
clung to debris or the upper masts, which were still above the
surface, to save themselves, and many nearby boats rushed to
their aid, but despite these efforts and the short distance to
land, 30 people perished with the ship, according to reports.
Vasa sank in full view of a crowd of hundreds, if not
thousands, of mostly ordinary Stockholmers who had come
to see the great ship set sail. The crowd included foreign
ambassadors, in effect spies of Gustavus Adolphus' allies and
enemies, who also witnessed the catastrophe. [27]crowd of
hundreds, if not thousands, of mostly ordinary Stockholmers
who had come to see the great ship set sail. The crowd
included foreign ambassadors, in effect spies of Gustavus ...