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Apr 21, 2024 · Vasa, the sunken Swedish warship. Royal Warship, Vasa, Vasamuseet (museum), Djurgarden, Stockholm, Sweden. Vasa, 17th-century Swedish vessel, the mightiest warship of its day, that sank on its maiden voyage on August 10, 1628, with about 30 of 150 persons aboard drowning. While the Thirty Years’ War was raging in Europe, King Gustavus ...
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In the 17th century, Sweden rose to power as a major European empire after winning wars against Denmark, Poland, and Russia, and it ruled over most of the Baltic region. It was King Gustavus Adolphus, or King Gustav II Adolph, that led Sweden through this series of triumphant wars. Indeed, for 18 of the 21 years that he reigned between 1611 and 163...
Despite its ornate exterior, Vasawas riddled with design flaws. For starters, the ship was originally only supposed to carry 36 cannon guns at 24 pounds each — nearly half the number it wound up with. According to an archaeologist who studied the ship after it was rediscovered, Vasa‘s gundeck was far too heavy. Additionally, the ship appeared to ha...
Roughly 30 people drowned in the sinking of the Vasa, and the crown consequently launchedan investigation. It was carried out by a special commission made up of 17 councilors and naval officers. The special commission was chaired by the king’s older half-brother, Admiral of the Realm Karl Karlsson Gyllenhielm. The surviving officers and senior pett...
In 1961, formal efforts to recover the sunken ship were launched by archaeologists. But the vessel’s vulnerable wooden structure made its retrieval challenging. Thankfully, the cold temperatures and low oxygen levels at the bottom of the Baltic Sea preserved the integrity of the ship and protected it from bacteria and “shipworms,” which typically a...
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Vasa was the world’s most high-tech warship when it set sail. Today, it’s a resource for naval historians and archaeologists–and a cautionary tale for those who seek to design technology.
The Vasa was the greatest warship to never go to war. Named after the Swedish royal family—the House of Vasa—the vessel was commissioned by King Gustavus II Adolphus in 1625 and was earmarked ...
Nov 23, 2023 · The Vasa ship, a majestic warship of the Swedish navy, embarked on its fateful maiden voyage in 1628, only to sink tragically in Stockholm harbor due to critical design flaws. Rediscovered after centuries underwater, the Vasa was salvaged in a groundbreaking operation in 1961, shedding light on the intricacies of 17th-century naval architecture.
Vasa or Wasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century, until she was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping area in Stockholm harbor. The ship was salvaged with a largely intact ...
The Disaster. What started with church services and a festive atmosphere ended in a watery grave. It was the 10th of August 1628, when Vasa, the most powerful warship in the Baltic, foundered in Stockholm harbour before the eyes of a large audience, scant minutes after setting sail for the first time. It was mid-afternoon when at last it was time.
