The two shipbuilder, jacobsson and his assistant JohanIs brandsson, were not present for the test. A member of the crew was heard to make a remark about the ship’s instability. But the admiral replied that “the master shipbuilder surely has built ships before, so there is no need to have worries of that kind “ No doubt the admiral, captain, and crew had wished the king were present, but he was fighting in Poland and sending a stream of messages instructing that the ship be launched immediately.