Raising the Vasa
Exploring Sweden's Most Famous Ship
Learn about the Vasa, an intact warship from
1628, salvaged and raised
from the bottom of Stockholm harbor in 1961.
May 13, 2009
Chase Center on the Riverfront
6:00 - 7:00PM Reception (cash bar)
7:00 - 8:30PM Lecture and Discussion
| Advance Tickets: |
$8.00 members |
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$10.00 non-members |
| At the door: |
$15.00 |
| With student ID: |
$5.00 |
For tickets and information, contact
The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
302-429-SHIP (7447)
jsearles@kalmarnyckel.org
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Frederick Hocker Ph.D.
Director of Research, Vasa Museum
Frederick Hocker has been leading maritime archaeological excavations all over
the world for twenty years. Besides the Vasa, he has directed research and
documentation for the Civil War ironclad U.S.S. Monitor, the 17th-century
Swedish warship Kronan, the remains of a 9th-century Byzantine shipwreck off
Turkey, a 19th-century schooner wreck in Lake Champlain, an 18th-century pilot
sloop near Savannah, Georgia, and a 16th-century Iberian ship off Bermuda, among
many others
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