Imikhumbi yamaViking eSweden

I-Stockholm, Inhlokodolobha yaseSweden inokuningi ongakunikeza, ukudla okuhle, ukuthenga okuhle, amapaki amahle, ukufinyelela kohambo oluthile lwezinsuku (inhlokodolobha yasendulo yeViking yase-Uppsala iyintandokazi) kanye nomnyuziyamu oyingqayizivele.

Kuthiwani Vasa Umkhumbi Museum okungenye yezindawo eziheha izivakashi eSweden futhi kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani. Ihlala umkhumbi wempi olondolozwe kahle kakhulu kusukela ngekhulu le-17.

IVasa yayihloselwe ukuba yiziqhenya ngemikhumbi yaseSweden ngesikhathi lapho izwe lingelinye lamazwe amakhulu eYurophu. Umkhumbi wawungamamitha angu-226 ubude, wawuthwele amatilosi angama-145 namasosha angama-300, futhi udlala izinkuni ezinhle kuyo yonke ingaphandle layo.

Inganono yakhe engama-64 ingaqhuma amakhilogremu angama-588 ethekwini noma i-starboard iron, imnike amandla okucisha umlilo kunanoma yimuphi omunye umkhumbi owawukhona ngaleso sikhathi. Kumelwe ukuthi kwaba ukudumala okukhulu lapho icwila cishe ebangeni elingamakhilomitha ohambweni lwayo lokuqala ngo-1628. Kuvela ukuthi konke kwakusinda phezulu.

Ngenkathi iVasa yayingumkhumbi ohlulekile, uyisiqeshana somnyuziyamu esihlaba umxhwele. Amanzi abandayo, udaka nokungcoliswa kwetheku laseStockholm kwaligcina liphephile ezintweni ezincane ezazizolidla. Ezinye izingxenye zomkhumbi bezisenama-flakes opende namaqabunga egolide okunamathela kuwo, ngakho-ke imibala yayo eke yagqama ingaphinde ikhiqizwe ngesilinganiso semodeli emnyuziyamu lapho itholakala.

Lokhu bekungumsebenzi obucayi odinga ama-diving ayi-1.300 nomsebenzi omningi obucayi ngaphansi kwamanzi ngokubonakala okuphansi. Abatshuzi kwakudingeka bambe imigudu engezansi kwale eyisithupha kusukela lapho kuphahlazeka khona ukuze badlulise izintambo zensimbi ngazo ukuze zinamathiselwe kuma-pontoons ebusweni. Ngemuva kwalokho, ama-pontoon avela ngokushelela.

Isinyathelo esilandelayo kwaba ukuhlanganisa kabusha umkhumbi. Zonke izipikili zazigqwalile, ngakho-ke abavubukuli basala nephazili enkulu, izingcezu eziningi zingekho. Amanye ama-cubic metres angama-32.000 okhuni lwe-oki kanye nezinto ezingaphezu kuka-26.000 kwakudingeka zigcinwe, zihlelwe futhi zifakwe kungobo yomlando. Ukufaka umkhumbi obuyiselwe, iVasa Ship Museum yavulwa ngo-1990.

Emnyuziyamu kuneminye imikhumbi emihlanu eyaqala ngekhulu le-16 kuya kwele-18 eye yatholakala ngesikhathi kulungiswa elinye lamachweba eStockholm. Lokhu kwakuyindawo yamapulangwe amadala lapho kwakwakhiwa khona iVasa. Kuthiwa usesimweni esihle kanti ezinye zifinyelela kumamitha angama-20 (66 feet).


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