The Vasa sunk in the Stockholm harbour on her maiden voyage in 1628.........but since the ship was newly built and the waters were cold, dark and mostly oxygen free the wood was well preserved |
Thousands of small steel bolts were inserted to hold the structure together and some of the upper parts of the ship were reconstructed |
The ship was housed temporary at the Wasa Shipyard until it moved to the Vasa Museum in 1990 |
The museum has had over 29 million visitors to see this Swedish warship |
During the 17th century Sweden went from a poor northern European kingdom to one of the major powers in the Baltic |
The Vasa was unstable and top heavy which led to her demise. Future ships were built smaller but well suited to escort and patrol the expanding Swedish empire |
Many ships were lost during wars but also from running aground as nature really shows who has the power |
Sweden was sparsely populated during the 17th century, but with the rise of the navy and power came the people and culture |
In closing.......a model of the Vasa |
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