„Vasa“ – the Swedish armed galleon

The "Vasa" was conceived and built as the flagship of the Swedish Navy and as a "war machine". It was to become a symbol of Sweden's dominance in the Baltics. The galleon was designed as a ship, capable of defeating any adversary in the Baltic Sea and at the same time was supposed to set new standards in armament. It was also a kind of metaphysical ship, a floating symbol of King Gustav II Adolphus and Sweden. According to the king's plan, the new ship was to become the flagship of the Swedish navy, the largest and best-armed ship of all the states on the Baltic coast. The "Vasa" was the most expensive and most decorated ship in the Swedish navy. But also the most unsuccessful. After leaving the shipyard, it traveled only 1,300 meters and capsized due to a gust of wind, sinking in a few minutes, taking the lives of 50 sailors on the lower decks to the bottom. About 1,000 oak trees were used in the construction of the ship, the craftsmen carved hundreds of figures and decorative elements, which later gilded to get the best picture. The ship was armed with 48 24-pounders, 8 3-pounders, 2 1-pounders guns and 6 carronades. All subsequent attempts to raise the ship ended in failure. Thus it lay at the bottom for 333 years, until August 1959, when the ship was rediscovered and the operation to raise it began. The ship held up well and the Swedish government decided to build a museum around the raised remains of the "Vasa". The wood is treated with special solutions and now this oldest surviving ship can be viewed by anyone, who wants to.

A large, complex, well-designed and richly detailed ship model for real "sea wolves". There is a reserve of colors, the sails and flags are double-sided printing, the hull is provided with "secondary" cladding details.