Vasa - From Concept to Maiden Voyage (Part 1)

[@Drachinifel]

Pinned post for Q&A :)

[@senecanero3874]

were you actually able to travel during covid to sweden and do the interview there?

[@Drachinifel]

@@senecanero3874 I was able to travel last year during a period when the restrictions were not as significant as they were towards the end of the year.

[@WalkerKlondyke]

How do you pronounce Drachinifel? And what is the relevance of the name?

[@zaquaholic]

Alternate history question. Somehow the Axis counties are provided with the plans to make the Balao class submarine in 1935 and all of the leadership pour most of their naval resources into their construction. How does this change the outcome or does it delay the inevitable?

[@dejangabrovsek6534]

How useful were the secondary turrets in the centreline as on the Yamato class and on some American classes such as Des Moines class? Why were they so rare?

[@Thirdbase9]

So the video is going to be longer than Vasa's career?

[@janczaplinski658]

Oof

[@SonsOfLorgar]

*Angry monarch noises*

[@bjorntorlarsson]

Wonderful is brief. Like the Swedish Summer. jcschutz.bandcamp.com/track/wonderful-is-brief-underbart-r-kort

[@PalleRasmussen]

Denmark approves of this message.

[@kiiiisu]

too soon

[@michaelhoppmann6167]

Ah finally. A 5 min guide to the famous 5 min ship.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

Like Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship SN10 that a couple of weeks ago landed successfully for the first time after a 10 km test flight. Or so it looked, only to detonate on the landing site after having been standing there for 8 minutes. Aerospace engineering is learning design procedures from the early 17th century!

[@h0riz0n45]

@@bjorntorlarsson It landed at least

[@user-qz9vv2gm6k]

@@h0riz0n45 by that metric he's had a 100 percent success rate 😂

[@bennylofgren3208]

@@h0riz0n45 So did Vasa -- on the bottom of the harbour...

[@nukkinfuts6550]

@@bennylofgren3208 Vasa also have a higher recovery rate then the mentioned SpaceX Starship SN10..

[@RCAvhstape]

Dr. Hocker looks the part of an old school professor: beard, older style 3 piece suit, and pocket watch chain. Perfect fit for Drach's channel.

[@richardfredericks4069]

He looks as old as the Vasa itself

[@steventoby3768]

@CreedOfHeresy Actually he has a sprits'l tops'l. Jibs hadn't been invented in 1628. But I like the cut of it too.

[@matthewcoleman1919]

Disconcerting to hear a Yank accent (or maybe Canadian? But I'd place his accent in the upper half of the US, probably not coastal, either...somewhere between like Pennsylvania and Missouri). There's in interesting story, here.

[@mindbomb9341]

And a big bump on his head from hitting beams while crawling through wooden ships. Just like me. But I got mine in a basement and thankfully it's hidden in my hairline. Cool dude. An expert in naval history and the war wounds to show for it.

[@kirkmattoon2594]

@@matthewcoleman1919 A New Englander here - sounds Canadian to me.

[@larsthornstrom4668]

One thing I really like about this interview is that even though you are very knowledgeable about this this era and the ships in it you don’t feel the need to prove that or turning it into a pissing contest but let the curator tell his story. That’s class and a sign of a good interviewer in my opinion. Many thanks! Great video. Hope you keep them coming!

[@buckchesterfield8886]

Well said Lars! Only a person secure in both their knowledge and in their skin in general could ride shotgun on their own platform.

[@sundiver137]

​@@buckchesterfield8886 He's smart enough to know he doesn't know everything and when he has a person who's really knowledgable about something he listens and learns.

[@darrellsmith4204]

Props to Dr. Fred Hocker for maintaining a real sense of dignity and propriety in being Director of Research for a ship whose entire career consisted of "from right here, to just over there". And Drach's questioning is so British polite.. as a US citizen my first question would have been "So, do you have any museums in Sweden for ships that could actually float, or..."

[@wigge123wigge123]

Actually we do :D

[@darrellsmith4204]

@@wigge123wigge123 Dang, I was hoping for some comment like "No, but we do have a functioning healthcare system.." lol

[@TheSlyngel]

Usually in Swedish successful wars the army caries the day, but not before the fleet is horribly lost due to bad weather, bad luck or incompetence... sometimes all three

[@AdurianJ]

@@darrellsmith4204 This looks bad for the kingdom Johnsson. Scramble our best spin team.

[@Superknullisch]

@@TheSlyngel Hahaha! True that!!😁👍 Also.. I guess that's why the army still to this day heavily looks down on the navy (as well as the air force, though considerably more towards the navy) Flottist jävlar!😈

[@onecertainordinarymagician]

Ok, Part One? This is where the fun begins

[@onecertainordinarymagician]

Also last time I was this early, Vasa was the pride of the Swedish Nation

[@josephthomas8318]

I read that in Anakin Skywalker's voice.

[@THEgodofAzurlanenodebate]

Yes it is

[@THEgodofAzurlanenodebate]

@@josephthomas8318 why

[@vaclav_fejt]

@@THEgodofAzurlanenodebate It's his line. Star Wars prequels have become a deep, deep well of memes lately.

[@stream2watch]

This was pure ASMR. Bright men speaking calmly about stuff they know a lot about. Then the camera timed out. Please bring this old fashioned professor back sometime.

[@sstvost9]

The height of the tween decks is something that really makes things clear for me. From the outside, whilst tall, Vasa never looked outrageously different from other Great ships, but with that overly-heavy build, and six foot odd space between decks on a narrow beam, really makes sense quite how quickly that topweight adds up.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

The height makes it a comfortable visit as a museum ship!

[@christopherreed4723]

As a "race-built galleon" (what was called a "razee" in the 18th Century), Vasa would have been a very dangerous opponent. While she'd have lost (guessing) just under half her guns (making her new rate something around a 44...hmmm, where have I run across that before? 😏) losing a whole overly heavy deck could well have given her enough stability to retain much of her rig, making her potentially a very fast ship for her time. Give her full-weight 24-pounders as chasers for a bit of extra punch fore and aft, and you basically have a 17th Century version of HMS Indefatigable...or USS Constitution (another very heavily built, heavily armed single-deck warship). Such a pity she didn't survive long enough to have a chance of that happening.

[@SteamCrane]

@@christopherreed4723 The reduced topweight would have brought her lower gunports higher above the water, making the guns usable in more sea states. Many multideck ships couldn't open their lower ports in any kind of seaway.

[@emm4rmstrong]

@@christopherreed4723 Race-built and Razees where two different, but similar, ships. Race-built, or Raze-built, where purpose built to the design as opposed to a razee, one that had been built larger, but had a deck (or forecastle and quartdeck) removed after a time.

[@christopherreed4723]

@@emm4rmstrong I know. I used them as examples. If Vasa had survived her maiden voyage and (one hopes) promptly returned to the shipyard to have her upper deck cut away, she would have been a razee...although the term wouldn't have been applied to her at the time, since it only entered the vocabulary some time later.

[@robkerle2305]

I loved the point about physics and metaphysics: "no need to paint a modern warship grey"!

[@someopinion2846]

We have documentaries and WW2 reruns to handle the metaphysical aspect these days.

[@luisnunes2010]

Could paint the damned things flame red.

[@RCAvhstape]

I say we bring back the Great White Fleet paint job as seen on the Olympia in Philadelphia. I really want to see an Arleigh Burke destroyer in that scheme.

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

**Justin Trudeau takes notes, immediately orders what’s left of the Canadian navy painted in a rainbow pattern.**

[@sawyerawr5783]

@@RCAvhstape or the RN Edwardian scheme. that would be a hell of a sight!

[@tomkelley9847]

I could listen to Dr. Hocker all day. Is it not wonderful to listen to pure facts and not 1/2 fact, 1/2 opinion/editorial? This interview is a gift. Thanks for getting it.

[@meaninter03]

Just started watching this, but I have a sinking feeling about it....

[@insignificantgnat9334]

You just need to roll with it.

[@jefferyindorf699]

A truly terrible pun ILOVE IT!😆😅🤣😂

[@mikeupton5406]

I rolled. over this comment.

[@Alpostpone]

Don't worry, it'll be a breeze.

[@kenlarson944]

I was immersed...

[@ZillyWhale]

The Church: Bronze makes great bells! Gustav I: It makes even better cannons.

[@austinm.9832]

Most cannons were made out of bronze at the time. The main problem is they would get work hardened after too much firing and would become dangerous to fire.

[@ZillyWhale]

@@austinm.9832 When Gustav I made Sweden Lutheran he grabbed a much silver and gold as he could to fund his army and he confiscated as much bronze as possible in order to forge cannons. A majority of these metals came from the churches

[@CanalTremocos]

Also makes for excellent ballast.

[@jimtaylor294]

Bells, Cannon... both great for making lots of noise XD

[@nunyabidness674]

Mary Rose: I'll take a double helping of that action

[@bcluett1697]

I love that even back then they got to the root of the problem saying the ship didn't have enough belly and learned from the mistake. Fancinating discussion, thank you. (also damn you timer)

[@threecedarshomestead1330]

Draft too shallow

[@korbell1089]

Architect:"Ain't she beauti...hmm that can't be good. Oh well, Back to the drawing board."

[@josephdedrick9337]

@@korbell1089 he didnt even get into the big fight that happened after the sinking of each person trying to pass off blame yet.

[@rossswenson532]

I had wondered at the decorations of the age of sail. Your guest eloquently compared those with the almost universal grey of modern warships. Those decorations, then and now, said "Fear my owner, don't mess with me!" Thanks Drach, another question answered.

[@Kevin_Kennelly]

Many thanks to Dr. Fred Hocker. Congrats on your well organized and delivered responses. You, Sir, are a *good* teacher.

[@richardw2566]

As a Professional Engineer and retired Naval Engineering Officer, Dr. Hocker's comment that calculus hadn't been invented caused me to pause. My goodness where would you even begin a ship design without being able to calculate center of buoyancy, center of gravity, metacentric height, prismatic coefficient, block coefficient, ETC. It would take a Captain with guts, to sail out of harbor without KNOWING the ship isn't tender and likely to capsize. An entertaining and informative video as usual. Well done, sir.

[@SteamCrane]

An old account reported that they did an inclining experiment, and knew she was tender. Not something you tell the king.

[@gustav331]

2:50 Denmark also had a land border. Skåne, Halland and Blekinge were Danish up until 1658. What we today call Southern Sweden was originally core Danish territory, the King was for example crowned in Skåne, and much of the nobility came from Skåne. Bornholm and the small island of Anholt are the last remaining bits of the old Skåneland still in Danish hands.

[@greghall4836]

And then there was that little border that reached from the walls of Gothenburg north to the wilderness areas in Lappland where Swedish, Danish and Russian claims overlapped... Technically that's longer than any other land border between two European powers, both then and now.

[@erikgranqvist3680]

Only half right. Everything south of Dalaälven is south of Sweden. At leaat to us born in the north. By the way: the middle of the country geographicly is somewhere around Östersund, maybe a bit south of that. From there, you have the same length to Treriksröset in the north to the most southern point in Skåne. And no. I do not live in the north. Could not stand to fumble around without a proper job in the early 90's. So I moved where there was work to be had.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

It is just that the borders with Denmark-Norway were geographically impassable for a larger army at the time. And no invasion of any depth ever occurred throughout the quarter of a millennia that a dozen wars were fought (that's a new war every twenty years). Norway is shielded off by the mountains and the Danish holdings in south Scandinavia by the forests of Småland. So naval warfare was very important for Sweden against its arch enemy brother people. But it was always hard since the Danes were good at that stuff. So what turned out to be decisive was to enter Denmark from the south through Germany, which the Swedish King Charles X Gustav did in 1657, telling the protesting neutral German principalities he crossed through (from one of several futile Swedish wars in Poland) the classic: _"If you are not with me, you are against me!"_ Not exactly the Swedish neutrality stance in the 20th century. The Danish King was actually euphoric in a letter to his allied Austrian emperor, that the Swedish King was now trapped "like a pig in a poke" on the peninsula of Jutland as the emperor's vastly larger army approached and the superior Danish navy staved off the Swedish navy. However, it was during the little ice age (the long Maunder sunspot minimum) and the Baltic sounds froze over so hard that the Swedish King could march across to unprepared Copenhagen. All Danish territory on the southern Scandinavian peninsula were surrendered in a peace treaty. Naval power doesn't count when the enemy army can do like Jesus and walk on water.

[@greghall4836]

@@bjorntorlarsson I find your comment strange. If the borders were impassable to armies, no one must have informed the monarchs of the Vasa era of that, as they would always take command of an army invading accross the borders to attempt to take strong points and take part in the traditional burning of the enemy's towns.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

​@@greghall4836 Only the border fortress towns of Kalmar and Älvsborg on the Swedish side. Danish admiral/general Rantzau landed a small army in Sörmland just south of Stockholm in the 16th century, but quickly left. Do you have any other examples? The area between the then Danish part of southern Scandinavia and (the economically) central Scandinavia is still today quite the wilderness. Germans like to buy small old houses there because it is as exotic as Siberia, or Germania during antiquity to them. You can walk all day through the pine tree forest without meeting anyone. It's about 100 km from the then Danish border to Jönköping, which would've had a good warning time to prepare for a siege. And I don't know of any Danish campaign ever reaching Jönköping, but I can have missed something. There are no Drachinifel style podcasts about Swedish history, unfortunately. And the libraries have almost no books about it. It is a subject that has seen utterly little research in the last several decades.

[@rictusmetallicus]

In the late 1970's i had the 1/144 Airfix model of Vasa. Back then, it was one of my most prized toys. Back then i didn't even know about it's special history. But i truly loved it. Since then, Vasa has a very special place in my heart - not for it's real-world history, but for my own childhood connection with it. Maybe one day, i'll buy that kit and build and paint it. My thanks to Drachinifel for giving his attention to this ship. I'll really enjoy this series

[@SonsOfLorgar]

I had the same model kit in the early 90ies, until I loaded it with marble ballast in the bathtub, shot it to sinking with my elder brothers Air pistol and then set fire to it on the concrete stairs of the front entrance to my parents house... I think I was between 7-9yo at the time XD

[@jayg1438]

@@SonsOfLorgar your model may have suffered a worse fate than the real thing! Hard to do :)

[@seeingeyegod]

@@SonsOfLorgar I gave a large plastic model bizmark the BB gun treatment, sank it in the tub, then raised it and patched the holes with modeling clay and did it a few more times. Great fun lol.

[@andersforsbergmalmsten6290]

I had the same kit. Even bought it at the museums gift shop. I remember the instructions and artwork called for the decorations to be painted in mostly blue and gold. That was before they knew the actual (a lot more colorful) paint scheme I guess.

[@jameshill6817]

Just brilliant, Drach....and the erudite Doctor. I came for WW2 but you are progressively dragging my fascination back in time to the age of sail....and beyond!!!

[@medea27]

I love the irony of the 21st century technology cutting out just as you're discussing 17th century tech.... very _apropos!_ LOL Thanks for a fascinating interview with Dr Hocker.... I was so intrigued & engaged in the discussion that I actually called out "noooo!" when you said the camera shut itself off! On to part 2.... ⚓

[@jonrolfson1686]

The cogent explanation of the warship’s psychic value as a mobile representation of a country’s ability and determination to project power when and where deemed appropriate is much appreciated. It illustrated an old-school bit of good advice, expressed as ‘Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum. ‘

[@ShahjahanMasood]

The Baltic sea area is so fascinating in terms of naval history. I especially like the Napoleonic & Crimean war eras.

[@mancubwwa]

There was a lot of wars in Baltic before. There was Swedish-Polish war in 17th century, then long series of Russian-Swedish wars in 18th century.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

@@mancubwwa Yeah, and Drach should have a look at the battle of Svensksund in the Gulf of Finland 1790. 60-90 ships sunk, 90% Russian. :-D The frigate Saint Nikolai has been a treasury for marine archaeologists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Svensksund

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@@mancubwwa Yep yep. Even the dutch & British got involved in thier quite a few times. What other outsider fought there?

[@chrisvickers7928]

An author named R C Anderson published books called Naval Wars in the Baltic 1522 - 1850 and Naval Wars in the Levant 1159 - 1853. If you can find them, probably through inter-library loan, they probably cover what you would be interested in, although in obsessive detail. The library of the University of Victoria has copies which I read almost 50 years ago.

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@@chrisvickers7928 Thanks for the suggestions mate! I will definitely look them up.

[@mpersad]

The standard of scholarship and production of Part 1 of the "Vasa" series is terrific. I'm really looking forward to the subsequent part(s). Top work Drach!

[@lzappa9109]

Signor Hocker, molto brillante! Grazie Mille

[@randyhavard6084]

It's amazing how good of shape it's in after sitting centuries at the bottom

[@louisavondart9178]

It sank into the mud completely, thus no air was available to rot the wood. Plus the salinity of the Baltic wont allow Teredo worms to survive and eat the wood.

[@77thTrombone]

Dr Hocker is worthy of being on Drach's channel. Nuff said

[@daemonofdecay]

I want to add that the museum is a must see if you ever have the opportunity.

[@thunderwazp7653]

The Swedish Navies pride and joy, a warship which sank just after leaving for her maiden voyage … hey, we embrace our failures 😜

[@luisnunes2010]

Right there in the harbor! Yikes!

[@alanobrien3736]

Makes a great museum though!! So worth it in the end.

[@Jakob_DK]

We are so happy, unfortunately they built other ships. But hey, our suburb to the Danish capital was once the home of the king of Sweden (during the great siege 1658-1659)

[@studentaviator3756]

Its ok m8. We Brits capsized the Mary Rose. So we all learn through our mistakes.

[@samuelberghuvud5527]

Damn wind

[@stephenmichalski2643]

WOW.....Those diorama's of the shipyard were absolutely stunning.........excellent interview/conversation.......yeah agree with a comment below.....I could have listened to this for days.

[@Simon_Nonymous]

oh more more more please - what a thoroughly nice bloke Dr Hocker is.

[@robertmatch6550]

Exceptional presentation! Thanks to Drachinifel and Dr. Fred Hocker for an intelligent and clear conversation involving placing the causes and effects of the Vasa in time and space. I don't know whether this is the kind of effort that 'came together' or involved much prep work and production effort (in this age of Covid I suspect the latter) but the net effect is to blend history with engineering technology and a bit of physics to make me know something I didn't know before. Reminiscent of the series done by James Burke. Great Stuff.

[@trottermalone379]

And one suggestion for future interviews; add a digital audio recorder to your AV bag. They are simple, inexpensive, have a decent audio quality and make a great backup for when the high-fidelity gear soils the sheets. Cheers!

[@khaelamensha3624]

I just realize that whatever is the type of Drach s video from short to 50min 5min video' live video or even cooking one not a single one is not at least a good one. Thanks for another stunning document on naval history!

[@neildonaldson3408]

I visited this fantastic museum back in 2010. I'd recommend it for anyone with an interest in naval history. Funny how no one told Gustavus his ornate and expensive ship was useless!

[@bennylofgren3208]

Telling your king bad news is not always for the faint of heart... :)

[@jkausti6737]

If you are even in Stockholm and have even a little interest in historical things (as you might being in this channel), the Vasa museum is certainly worth a visit.

[@kod8933]

Saw the Vasa in person this summer. Absolutely nuts how well it's kept

[@mrcrackerist]

This brings back memories from my childhood, I most have been there over a 100 times :)

[@SteamCrane]

Dr. Hocker is excellent. Very clear, logical explanation.

[@PaperclipClips]

I first came across Drach's channel back when its library of videos was very small, all of them were robo-voiced. Nevertheless, I was intrigued with the videos' style of presentation and the amount of knowledge they provided that I stuck around for more. Even back then, from the beginning I had always wanted to see a presentation from Drach about the Vasa -- I finally got my wish! 👍

[@combat.wombat]

these interviews with experts are great, this plus western approaches are tops

[@robertmills8640]

I thought the guy form the museum was pretty interesting and knowledgeable on the era.

[@SwiftTrooper5]

Quite interesting. Sounded like an American or Canadian. If so, kudos to him for making it as an expert of the Vasa Museum!

[@donleaman2018]

I agree, I'd like to spend a day talking to him about ship of the period. He was very interesting.

[@SwiftTrooper5]

@@donleaman2018 , at least we get to live vicariously through Drach. Hehe.

[@ablethreefourbravo]

@@SwiftTrooper5 I had the same thought. He's the least Swedish sounding Swede I've ever encountered. And I grew up in a city in the midwest US settled almost entirely by Swedes.

@@SwiftTrooper5 Dr. Frederick Hocker has a Ph.D from Texas A&M University which, coupled with his accent, makes it plausible the man is American.

[@davidrasthammar1057]

Thank you Drach for making a video on the most famous ship from my country. And Sweden vs Denmark is sort of constant conflict like England vs France. Would love to se the final part on Admiral Nelson.

[@PapaBrejj]

Cant wait for part 2. You should cover the mary rose in this format 👍

[@billbolton]

What a fantastic interview, I could listen to you two chat all day.

[@IngoBing]

Fascinating. As a Swede I've always heard (not so flattering) facts about the story of Regalskepppet Vasa. I've also visited the museum many years ago. But this is actually the first time I understood the ship in a historical context of naval warfare and ship design. Great info, thanks!

[@alexanders1365]

I could listen to this all day long. The Vasa Museum is very impressive. I would really love to revisit it.

[@charleswascher3751]

Super highly recommend seeing this ship in person It was fantastic

[@jamesharding3459]

A miniseries on the _Vasa?_ *Outstanding!*

[@agesflow6815]

Thank you, Drachinifel.

[@noland65]

Dr Hocker is a joy to watch and listen to. Grerat contribution! (Also, quite a pity that the footage on ships, fortifications and deployment of technology is lost. This would have been interesting.)

[@abj5339]

Oh yes! So excited to watch this. I visited the Vasa museum in Stockholm in 2015 and have been telling people about it ever since.

[@Eulemunin]

The top weigh issues keeps coming up. Even in WW2 this comes up, so for the first ship of its type it’s an impressive feat even with sinking so fast.

[@steveclarke6257]

Drac, I can tell you that the reason for the time limit on video is due to a difference in import duties charged on cameras which can record more than 30minutes.....so most still cameras/phones which can record video will only record 29:59 of video and then time out.

[@bigbaddms]

Was going to mention the same thing. An absolutely ridiculous arcane and outdated regulation. Frustrates me to no end

[@steveclarke6257]

Unfortunately it's in the customs tariff and changing it requires international agreement...... And that's not going to happen!

[@matso3856]

@@steveclarke6257 Now now , dont be like that. Surely you know as well as I that change will come , only downside I can think of is that probebly neither of ous will be around when that happens /s

[@Emily_M81]

I remember getting to see the Vasa in 2011, it was such a sight to see something of that scale and age up close, even with the story of the ship itself.

[@teme82]

Hope the prank is also covered in this series. That it self is a hilarious story.

[@JohnSmith-kg2rt]

What prank?

[@teme82]

@@JohnSmith-kg2rt Some Finnish students put a small statue on the ship before it was raised up...

[@JohnSmith-kg2rt]

@@teme82 what was the statue portraying

[@mikbraikku]

@@JohnSmith-kg2rt A finnish long distant runner and national treasure Paavo Nurmi

[@davidrasch3082]

I am in the process of assembling the DeAgostini Vasa. These videos add depth to my work. They are the 'why' of the vessel.

[@johnnemo6509]

Anybody who is into ships really must visit the Vasa museum.....the atmosphere there is incredible. worth going to stockholm just for that...along with a Lattol and warm kov on a nice swedish summers day!

[@Tommyarhet]

Hello! I´m from sweden and have been to the vasamuseum a couple of times and it´s very interesting. Sad story what happened to the ship though. Thanks for a very interesting vlogg :)

[@curium9622]

Vasa is launched: also the Vasa a few minutes later Try spinning that’s a good trick

[@korbell1089]

Admiral to captain:"The king is watching so I want you to give him a show he won't forget!"

[@RCAvhstape]

"Do a barrel roll!"

[@PalleRasmussen]

It wanted to be a Kayak doing a "Greenlandic Turn" and failed.

[@kamino78]

This is the best content on the Vasa anywhere online, thank you for making the trip over here and for making all the research. The interview is also very well balanced.

[@joesmith323]

Dr. Fred Hocker was great.

[@kay-torstenlistewnik4662]

Always thought of the Vasa as an almost comedic failure. It was very educational and interesting to see, that there is a lot more to it, in this fine video. I especially liked the historic and industrial context provided to the ships design. Nicely done!

[@2Links]

Was lucky to be able to visit the Vasa when visiting Stockholm! Expecting another great video from you, Drach

[@toddwebb7521]

A multi parter? This should be longer than her maiden voyage

[@Around_blax_dont_relax]

Thats.... Very possibly true.....

[@Firebolt193]

What maiden voyage?

[@jimtalbott9535]

@@Firebolt193 Maiden “outing” perhaps?

[@John-nw8uj]

Very sensible comments by the Swedish expert, another top rated vid. John

[@phe123]

Amazing video! (note that Denmark had 2 land borders to Sweden -- one in the south of Sweden and 2nd Norway -- although that is not the best and most practical invasion route)

[@ronmaximilian6953]

I saw the Vasa in an older exhibit back in 1984, which was the only time I've been to Stockholm. I still remember the ship and the child's storybook about it, which my mother bought for me. When I took European history, Vasa became symbolic of the House of Vasa, which had competing factions on the throne of Sweden, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, and pretended to rule Russia at this time. Pride and fights on all sides tempts nemesis. Similarly, pride and too many guns lead to a sunken ship

[@bennylofgren3208]

If you ever return to these necks of the woods, I highly recommend a return visit to the museum. It has been completely remade since you were here last, and it is even more interesting now.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

@@bennylofgren3208 I have family in and around Malmo and Gothenburg. I'd love to see Stockholm again as an adult. Sweden has changed so much since the 1980s. Of course, international travel right now is a little difficult. Hopefully this will change soon.

[@bennylofgren3208]

@@ronmaximilian6953 You would be most welcome! I hope restrictions lift soon and things start going back to normal again.

[@robertgarbe6348]

Been to that museum, pretty awesome.. reminds me of some of the current top heavy cruise ships.

[@jimcurt99]

That model of the ship is AMAZING- just beautiful

[@hugmynutus]

Thanks for this video drach. Exceptional quality

[@jonny-b4954]

Fantastic video. Very interesting hearing from another expert's POV.

[@mattblom3990]

As a plastics expert, I hope the next video talks in detail about the cool process for preserving Vasa (also the Mary Rose) where PEG polymer is sprayed to replace water and essentially plasticize the ship.

[@oskich]

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[@antontalbot9148]

Have you though about the ships from the lost franklin expedition? HMS terror and her steam engine.

[@jamesharding3459]

I second this! I think it would be fascinating to learn more about them!

[@antontalbot9148]

@@jamesharding3459 so much to learn about the modifications of the vessels, the history before the expedition.

[@davecooper5751]

Not to mention HMS Terror was shooting the "bombs bursting in air" at Fort McHenry.

[@middleway5271]

Great story! Ill be visiting this ship in December. Covid willing.

[@kairos468]

The Vasa is one of the finest archaeological wonders in all history. I'm glad you decided to do videos on it, Drach!

[@pwissink1]

Very interesting interview. Curious for part 2. Good one Drachinifel

[@kevinc.3579]

Fantastic video, Drach.

[@bergsteirer]

Fred Hocker really knows what he's talking about.

[@scootergsp]

Another interesting video, Drach. Well done, as always. Looking forward to Part 2. 👍

[@trottermalone379]

Tiptop Drac. Great questions elicit great responses. Cheers!

[@tonyharpur8383]

Excellent detailed explanation from Dr Hocker!

[@ChrisTian-lf2oh]

Soooo interesting! Need alot more vids on Wasa and other old Ironsides! Epic video, keep em coming!

[@darrenrenna]

Fantastic video! Such an in depth exploration of a fascinating Naval story. Thanks to Dr. Hocker for all his research and this great interview!

[@bigpanda307]

this is the period that I am most interested in! Thanks for providing this content big D

[@anumeon]

Ohh, i have been anticipating this with great interest... As a swede, our glorious failure is one for the history books.. :)

[@flattblackcopper4558]

A+ guest, that's a great get. Good job Drach,enjoyable and educational content, a rare combination in media today.

[@GS-lh1se]

When the Swedes were about to raise the Wasa, a bunch of students from the Helsinki University of Technology ( nowadays Aalto University ) did dive on her and placed a statuette of Paavo Nurmi ( the athlete ) on the deck of the ship. At first the Swedes believed that they had found a statuette of Mercury until it dawned on them that someone was playing a joke on them. I wonder where that particular Paavo Nurmi statuette is nowadays ? I knew some of the chaps that did pull of the trick.

[@akukorhonen5182]

Prank of the century.

[@JH-lo9ut]

There is actually a small collection of unofficial memorabilia from the salvage, stored down in the pontoon. (Off-limits for regular visitors) I recall a diver's helmet signed by all the divers and some other stuff. It is almost like a time capsule of late 1950’s humor. I can't say I saw Paavo Nurmi down there but that story sounds familiar... It is a great prank! I hope someone kept the statue.

[@buckchesterfield8886]

That curator is one serious dude! Drach's humourous musings elicited not so much as a chuckle nor even the ghost of a smile.

[@emil8598]

Super interesting episode! I’ve been to the museum many times and would have loved to sit down and chat with Mr expert guy for hours about all things wooden ships!

[@bigsarge2085]

Excellent as always!

[@frankduff18]

I knew this video was coming and I knew I would love it.

[@daveroche6522]

1:30 - you had me at 'Hanseatic League' - nice one. Thank you Drachinifel - yet again very informative & interesting (and dare I say - enjoyable?). Excellent!

[@Alpostpone]

I should be happy about this high quality interview, but now I'm torn for missing the ships vs forts tech discussion. Great job regardless and big thanks to the Vasa museum and curator!

[@JohanStrandberg]

This is excellent! I first visited the ship just a few years after the public was allowed (probably ~1963 at age 6) and have returned many times. I have even built a dew models of her, but nothing remarkable yet. Dr Hockers presentation is most remarkablem and I'm looking forward to more episodes.

[@klauskervin2586]

Great interview Drach! Thank you for the video.

[@gpeters111]

That was amazing. Thanks for doing this

[@matstnilsson]

Great video! We live nearby and visit her sometimes. Your Swedish is perfect! :)

[@scottnyc6572]

I found Dr.Hockers insight fascinating when describing the dual metaphysical function of decorative iron fortifications.

[@kallekas8551]

Been to the Vasa Museum... truly mind blowing!