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A short list of model kits, books, films and gifts for Vasa enthusiasts. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Vasa printables
Fact-checked PDFs for adult enthusiasts, in A4 and US Letter, sold as instant downloads from the ReallyByte store. They go further than this site: our own drawings and charts, sources compared side by side, and pages to fill in. Prices in US dollars.
The Vasa Reference Guide
Who’s who, a three-part timeline from 1611 to 2028, the maiden voyage and the salvage step by step, the inquest witness by witness, a sources-compared section, a glossary and visit notes. 14 pages, A4 and US Letter.
Why Vasa Sank: Stability and Cutaway Guide
Our own cutaway and stability drawings, the 1628 evidence, the stability test, the modern measurements and rulers, and every cause weighed side by side, with the opinion clearly marked. 10 pages, A4 and US Letter.
Vasa by Numbers: Fact Sheet and Comparison Charts
A one-page fact sheet, charts of the guns, the people aboard and the weight, salvage and conservation figures, and Vasa compared with the Mary Rose. 10 pages, A4 and US Letter.
The Vasa Printables Bundle
All three Vasa packs in one download, A4 and US Letter: the Reference Guide, Why Vasa Sank and Vasa by Numbers. $11.99 instead of $15.47 bought separately. 34 pages, A4 and US Letter.
Books & kit
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Build your own
- Vasa model ship kits (affiliate link)Plastic and wooden kits of Vasa, from first builds to long winter projects.
- Ship-in-a-bottle kits (affiliate link)A smaller way to build a three-master.
- Model ship tools (affiliate link)Clamps, tweezers, rigging thread and paints for the build.
Books
- Books about Vasa (affiliate link)Histories of the ship, its salvage and the museum.
- Books by Fred Hocker (affiliate link)The Vasa Museum archaeologist quoted on this site.
- Gustav II Adolf biographies (affiliate link)The king who ordered Vasa, and his wars.
- Swedish history (affiliate link)Sweden’s rise as a Baltic power in the 1600s.
- 17th-century warships (affiliate link)Books on the sailing warships of Vasa’s age.
- Ship stability (affiliate link)Why ships stay upright, from the basics up.
- Maritime archaeology (affiliate link)How wrecks are found, excavated and conserved.
- The history of diving (affiliate link)From diving bells to helmet divers.
Watch, visit and display
- Vasa documentaries (affiliate link)Films about the ship and its salvage; check the disc region and format.
- Stockholm guidebooks (affiliate link)For planning a visit to the Vasa Museum.
- Vasa posters and prints (affiliate link)The ship for the wall.
- Brass compasses (affiliate link)A classic nautical gift for a ship enthusiast.
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