1628, Sweden. For the past 3 years, carpenters, glaziers, sculptors, painters and other sailboats, worked tirelessly on the construction of a new warship the Royal Navy. It was the royal ship Vasa or insignia. Would be the most formidable ship time, armed with 64 guns, made with oak her masts were taller than 50 meters and the decor had several hundreds of sculptures. It was the pride of the nation and its rivals and feared him.
The day of the launch was a party full of pomp but the circumstances would come later: "When the ship left the shelter of Tegelviken, a strong wind filled the sails and began to directly from the wind band. He straightened himself, slowly and gently until Beckholmen approached, he returned to shore with ever more pronounced. The water began to enter the ports of the lower battery, which had been left open for the occasion. Beaten once again by the wind, the Vasa capsized and sank after a journey of about 1,300 meters. "

King Gustav II asked responsibilities. The stability of Wasa was tested as was the custom in those days by 30 men running from one rail to another with the ship moored to the dock. After only 3 tests, they were interrupted as the vessel capsized threatened already. Captain Hansson states that the ship was too unstable even though the burden was properly placed and secured guns. Do not make any mistakes on board and the crew had not been drinking. Admiral Fleming's comment was: "If your Majesty had been present ...". So who is responsible? asked the judges. The answer was: "Only God knows." Do not make any mistakes on board and the crew had not been drinking. The blame should go to the very concept of ship: draft too weak on the formidable height of the hull (higher than it was usually made, especially in regard to the poop deck), spars too high and artillery placed too heavy and too high. The center of gravity of the ship was also placed too high, perhaps because someone ordered a deck running more than initially projected.

In 1961 it was refloated and restored and is today the pride of Sweden despite having made the most of the ridiculous victim of his arrogance and sloppy marine engineering. Inability so great efficacy was replaced by today giving us a magnificent galleon of the time. The ineptitude sometimes leaves us wonders for posterity.