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The Vasa Capsizes

Explore the challenges of managing innovative technology projects through the infamous case of the Vasa ship, showcasing the delicate balance between innovation and execution across centuries. Dive into the Vasa's lifecycle, historical facts, and key figures involved.

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The Vasa Capsizes

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  1. The Vasa Capsizes

  2. Managing Innovation • The challenge of managing projects involving large scale, innovative technology has a long history. One particularly illustrative case dates back well over 300 years to the reign of King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden and the building of the Vasa -- 'The Tender Ship

  3. The Vasa Then...

  4. The Vasa Now...

  5. The Vasa “Lifecycle”

  6. Some Vasa Facts • The price of the Vasa equaled 5% of Sweden's GNP. • There were over 700 sculptures on the Vasa, plus over 200 carved borders, ledges, door frames, window frames, and so on. • The Vasa had a total of about 1000 carved parts which all were placed there from the beginning almost only to please the eye. • The lion on the bow was 3.80 meters long and weighed over 450 kilos. • The hull was kept together by about 6000 iron bolts, 20 000 dymlings (wooden bolts) plus an unknown number of nails.

  7. Structural Cutaway Hull weight: 1,200 tons Ballast weight: 120 tons Draught: approx. 5 meters

  8. Laying the Keel

  9. The Ornaments

  10. King Gustav II Adolf “Next to God, the welfare of the nation depends on its Navy.”

  11. Admiral Fleming

  12. Captain Sofriong Hanssen

  13. The Vasa Capsizes

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