Vasa's sister ship Äpplet found
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#2Are there any surviving line drawings of these boats?
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#3Are there any surviving line drawings of these boats?
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#4Are there any surviving line drawings of these boats?
There's Vasa Museum[1] in Stockholm with the whole ship.
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#5The naming of the first ship is obvious: Vasa was the royal house of Sweden.
But why did the king decide to call the second ship "The Apple"? Did he like his Macintosh so much?
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#6The naming of the first ship is obvious: Vasa was the royal house of Sweden. But why did the king decide to call the second ship "The Apple"? Did he like his Macintosh so much?
Wikipedia says:
"The Apple" is the Swedish term for the globus cruciger, the regal orb and cross.
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#7> The ship's designer was Hein Jakobsson, the same master shipbuilder who completed Vasa. He realized that Vasa had the wrong proportions even before she was launched, which could lead to instability.
And indeed, she tipped, foundered and sank on her maiden voyage.
> The Apple was therefore built wider than the Vasa, but despite this, the ship was not successful...
Being a "master shipbuilder" in those days was apparently a tough gig.
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#8Are there any surviving line drawings of these boats?
There's Vasa Museum[1] in Stockholm with the whole ship. [1] https://www.vasamuseet.se/en/
If you have the opportunity, visiting this museum is highly recommended - they let you walk inside the ship and see both the historical context, as well as the modern restoration process.
It's located in a beautiful park and the nearby Nordiska museum is also quite impressive.
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#9I must resist asking if it used Java. I would love to see the Vasa but have not made it to Stockholm yet. I did see the Mary Rose in Portsmouth which was incredibly fascinating to see (large portions of the ship remain so you can see the layout). Mary Rose is from the century prior to Vasa and Äpplet.
Re: Vasa's sister ship Äpplet found
#10I must resist asking if it used Java. I would love to see the Vasa but have not made it to Stockholm yet. I did see the Mary Rose in Portsmouth which was incredibly fascinating to see (large portions of the ship remain so you can see the layout). Mary Rose is from the century prior to Vasa and Äpplet.
I assume it used Objective-C