Wasa (Vasa) – Hull fitting out from 20 December 2020

Wasa (Vasa) Hull fitting out

6 March 2021 Well, quarter and poop deck bollards fitted, glued to fixing

6 March 2021 Cathead lockers designed, constructed, painted, fitted, glued

6 March 2021 Upper railings around upper deck fitted, glued

5 March 2021 Hull and rudder pintles fitted, glued

   

5 March 2021 Gunports on starboard side trimmed, completed, glued. Cannon port and starboard mounted.

5 March 2021 Gunports on port side trimmed, completed, glued

4 March 2021 Stern decoration on housings, structures and turrets completed. After gunports completed

   

3 March 2021 Stern decoration & rudder pintles fitted, glued. Anchors completed

 

3 March 2021 Decoration aft, port and starboard and closed gunports

 

3 March 2021 Windlass constructed, glued. After pulleys glued to mizzen chains

 

2 March 2021 Decoration port and starboard at breaks, painted, glued

2 March 2021 Beak decoration identified, painted, glued

28 February 2021 Quarterdeck decoration glued. Stern lamp constructed, fitted on flag staff

  

28 February 2021 After vertical decoration painted. Focs’l decoration painted

 

27 February 2021 After lower decoration painted, glued. Focs’l rail decoration painted, glued

27 February 2021 Figurehead, decoration painted, fitted to beak. Decoration painted

 

26 February 2021 Gunport covers, plaques, supporters painted

 

25 February 2021 Stern decoration painted

 

25 February 2021 After deck enclosures on stern

24 February 2021 Port and starboard catheads, belaying beams for fore and main masts

23 February 2021 Port and starboard fore, main & mizzen chains fitted, glued

23 February 2021 Port and starboard outboard sheet pulley mounts made, shaped, glued

 

22 February 2021 Port side painted boarding completed, gunports added

21 February 2021 Boarding on port aft cut, shaped, glued.

21 February 2021 Starboard side painted boarding completed, gunports added

21 February 2021 Boarding on after hull cut, shaped, glued. Gunports finished

21 February 2021 Boarding on after structure cut, shaped, glued

20 February 2021 Hull and rudder reinforcements, tiller fitted, glued

   

20 February 2021 Catheads & pulleys fitted, glued. Focs’l rails fitted, glued

18 February 2021 Steps to beak & beak belaying pin racks cut, shaped, fitted & glued

16 February 2021 Cladding cut and glued above boot topping and below strake

15 February 2021 White line cut and glued above boot topping

 

14 February 2021 Starboard boot topping marked out, painted

14 February 2021 Port boot topping marked out, painted

14 February 2021 Port, after & starboard gunports painted

13 February 2021 Port & starboard, upper & lower knees shaped, fitted, glued

13 February 2021 Beak formers and heads shaped, fitted, glued

12 February 2021 Beak slats cut, fitted, glued

11 February 2021 Beak sides and support timbers located, glued

11 February 2021 Beak frames located, glued

10 February 2021 Port strakes 6,7 & 8 cut, shaped, fitted, glued. Gunports on port side marked out. All ports drilled

10 February 2021 Port strakes 4 & 5 cut, shaped, fitted, glued.

8 February 2021 Starboard strake 7 cut, shaped, fitted, glued.

7 February 2021 Starboard strake 6 cut, shaped, fitted, glued. Gunports marked out.

7 February 2021 Starboard strakes4 & 5 cut, shaped, fitted, glued

5 February 2021 Port strake 3 cut, shaped, fitted, glued

5 February 2021 Beak frames cut and prepared

5 February 2021 Starboard strake 3 cut, shaped, fitted, glued

5 February 2021 Port strakes 1 and 2 cut, shaped, fitted, glued

4 February 2021 Starboard strakes 1 and 2 cut, shaped, fitted, glued

4 February 2021 After structure port and starboard turrets 136 & 137. brass top 553 shaped, painted and fitted

 

1 February 2021 After structure port and starboard turrets 135. brass 553 shaped, painted and fitted

 

31 January 2021 After structure port and starboard, ends shaped, painted and fitted

 

30 January 2021 After structure port and starboard, lower and upper supports fitted

 

30 January 2021 After structure port and starboard, lower and upper frames fitted

 

29 January 2021 After structure port and starboard, lower and upper frames completed with rails

29 January 2021 After structure port and starboard, lower and upper frames assembled

26 January 2021 Gun ports arrived from Billing boats

25 January 2021 After structures planned

23 December 2020  Field guns prepared, assembled

 

22 December 2020  14 main deck and foredeck cannon completed

20 December 2020  First cannon planned and completed