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Oct 25, 2022 · Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered the wreck of a 17th-century warship, the country’s Museum of Wrecks, or Vrak, announced Monday. Äpplet was one of four warships created on the order of ...
Aug 25, 2020 · The Vasa Museum in Stockholm has varying hours throughout the year. June 1st – August 31st: it’s open every day from 8:30AM – 6:00PM. September 1st – May 31st: every day from 10:00AM – 5:00PM, except Wednesdays when the Vasa Museum hours are from 10:00AM – 8:00PM. Special hours: New Year’s Eve: 10:00AM – 3:00PM.
Apr 8, 2023 · Anneli Karlsson/Vasa Museum/SMTM. On the afternoon of Aug. 10, 1628, the Vasa, built by the Swedish to be one of the most powerful warships in the Baltic, set off from the palace docks in ...
Jul 20, 2023 · When researchers raised the Vasa — a 17th-century Swedish warship that sank in Stockholm harbor on its maiden voyage — in the 1960s, they recovered nearly 20 skeletons.
The wreck of Vasa, a 17th-century Swedish warship, now resides in a custom-built museum in Stockholm. Laser surveys and digital models are helping determine why the ship sank on its maiden voyage ...
Joshua Hanlon explains how the pride of Sweden's 17th century fleet sank less than an hour after it set sail.Read a complete timeline of Vasa and her sinking...
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Feb 6, 2018 · The most visited attraction in Stockholm is a rescued 17th century warship most people have never heard of. But it’s with good reason that The Vasa Museum captures the attention of so many ...
