The male skeletons found on Vasa range in height between 160 cm and 176 cm, with an average of 165-166 cm.
This is the result of osteological analysis carried out by Ebba Düring and published in the book "De dog på Vasa" in 1994 – which is based on science, but written for the general public. Although some of the results are out-dated and no longer valid.
If you want to read more about the avarage height of Vasa's crew in English, please look into Kvaal, S. & During, E. (1999). "A dental study comparing age estimations of the human remains from the Swedish warship Vasa". International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 9: pp. 170–181.
In Dr. Fred Hocker's , Director of Research at the Vasa Museum, book "Vasa. A swedish warship", you will find an oversight about what we know about the crew.
We are currently launching a research project about the crew based on written sources, human remains and personal belongings found on the ship. Hopefully we will know more soon.
