Talk:Vasa (ship)/to do


 * Fix all unreferenced sections and paragraphs. Using the latest works of reference, preferably in English, is recommended. Minor online resources, unless they are written by Vasa-scholars, should be avoided.
 * The description of how the plans changed during the building is rather unclear. Did they change?
 * Rephrase: (In the lead) The exact reasons for the capsizing are still debated. Ship stability is well understood now.
 * Recovery (this section should be greatly expanded)
 * More information about the pre-modern salvaging teams that recovered most of the cannons.
 * Create a sub-section on how the modern salvage was organized, how it was performed and who was involved.
 * Create a sub-section ("Findings"? "Artifacts"?) with details about the archaeological findings and how they were recovered, including a summary of the various artifacts and their significance. Suggest using Vasa I as the foremost (if not actually the sole) source for this.
 * Maiden voyage
 * Include discussion on ship stability and what mistakes the builders did. (How would a seaworthy Vasa have been configured?)
 * The Vasa is sometimes used as an example of how not to run modern projects, does this deserve a mention?
 * A section ("Prelude"?) explaining the reasons for why Vasa was built and a quick summary of the political situation in the Baltic in the early 17th century.
 * Construction > Ornamentation
 * Clarify mention of some of the 23 warriors Gideon -- the bible's book of Judges, chapter 7, describes Gideon's attack on the Midianites with 300 men, not 23.

Last updated by Peter Isotalo 14:21, 8 December 2007 (UTC)