17th-Century Warship Pulled From Icy Baltic Sea Is Almost Perfectly Preserved By Megan Cooper
Aug 28, 2023 12:47:26 #
Burtzy wrote:
"17th-Century Warship Pulled From Icy Baltic Sea Is Almost Perfectly Preserved By Megan Cooper" How did this Megan Cooper pull off the preservation of a warship from the Baltic Sea, all by herself? 
Aug 28, 2023 14:56:18 #
I visited the museum in Stockholm in 2018. What I didn’t see in the article was how they raised it and preserved the wood.
At the museum they talked about how they raised it via balloon type floats, then literally sprayed it non stop for three months with water and then eventually a preservative to prevent it from rotting.
The ship’s architect was not found guilty in any way, but needless to say he never built another ship!
At the museum they talked about how they raised it via balloon type floats, then literally sprayed it non stop for three months with water and then eventually a preservative to prevent it from rotting.
The ship’s architect was not found guilty in any way, but needless to say he never built another ship!
Aug 28, 2023 15:29:30 #
The reason it capsized is that the King ordered another, higher gun deck which the architect did not approve. Not wise to argue with the King. Hence, when it entered the channel, it promptly did a turtle. Nearly everyone was rescued due to its proximity to shore..
Aug 28, 2023 15:35:09 #
Fredrick wrote:
I visited the museum in Stockholm in 2018. What I didn’t see in the article was how they raised it and preserved the wood.
At the museum they talked about how they raised it via balloon type floats, then literally sprayed it non stop for three months with water and then eventually a preservative to prevent it from rotting.
The ship’s architect was not found guilty in any way, but needless to say he never built another ship!
At the museum they talked about how they raised it via balloon type floats, then literally sprayed it non stop for three months with water and then eventually a preservative to prevent it from rotting.
The ship’s architect was not found guilty in any way, but needless to say he never built another ship!
Aug 28, 2023 15:35:28 #
JimNC wrote:
The reason it capsized is that the King ordered another, higher gun deck which the architect did not approve. Not wise to argue with the King. Hence, when it entered the channel, it promptly did a turtle. Nearly everyone was rescued due to its proximity to shore..
Aug 29, 2023 09:25:04 #
RichKenn
Loc: Merritt Island, FL
I visited the Vasa museum in the 1960s when they were restoring it. They sprayed it constantly with water containing some chemical that slowly replaced the water in the wood. I was there again in the 1970s when it was completed. It was beautiful and interesting. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Aug 29, 2023 11:12:02 #
RichKenn wrote:
I visited the Vasa museum in the 1960s when they were restoring it. They sprayed it constantly with water containing some chemical that slowly replaced the water in the wood. I was there again in the 1970s when it was completed. It was beautiful and interesting. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Aug 29, 2023 18:56:29 #
Burtzy wrote:
"17th-Century Warship Pulled From Icy Baltic Sea Is Almost Perfectly Preserved By Megan Cooper" How did this Megan Cooper pull off the preservation of a warship from the Baltic Sea, all by herself?
She eats her Wheaties and drinks Ovaltine.
Aug 29, 2023 19:28:18 #
Aug 29, 2023 21:34:10 #
Saddening to think of the tedious efforts by artisians of the day went onto it's creation all for naught.
Aug 30, 2023 20:03:09 #
usnret wrote:
Saddening to think of the tedious efforts by artisians of the day went onto it's creation all for naught.
True.
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