Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: ⓘ) 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.

2017年8月10日 · Engineering problems sank the ship–but this PR disaster for the Swedish navy has become a boon for archaeologists. Here’s how it happened and how Vasa 's influence is felt today. The sinking

The masts stuck up above the surface, and many grabbed hold of them. Others were picked up by the small craft that had followed Vasa's shaky journey at close quarters. Some swam the 120 metres to the shore of Beckholmen. The quick and the dead. All but 30 of the crew and guests survived when Vasa sank. Most of the dead were trapped inside the ship.

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. ... Modern analyses by naval architects and engineers have determined that …

The sinking of the Vasa was a major disaster for Sweden. The country was at war with Poland and the ship was needed for the war effort. No expense had been spared. The Vasa was the most expensive project ever undertaken by Sweden and it was a total loss. The ship’s captain survived the sinking and was immediately thrown into jail. On August

2022年9月19日 · Vasa floundered because of engineering problems – but this PR disaster for the Swedish navy has become a boon for archaeologists. Central Stockholm and the movements of Vasa from Skeppsgården (‘navy yard’) to the anchoring place near the old royal castle where it was fitted and armed in the spring of 1628, and finally the location where ...

2023年12月12日 · The Vasa Ship Disaster The Dreadful Day for Vasa. The Vasa ship was one of the costliest projects of the time, with hundreds of ornate, gilded, and painted carvings depicting biblical, mythical, and historical themes. It was meant to be the most impressive ship, and no cost was spared. However, all these extra features only further raised the ...

2021年1月12日 · The Vasa ship’s 39-foot longboat was also recovered from the water. After the ship was resurfaced, its entire exterior was sprayed down with a waxy substance called polyethylene glycol, or PEG, to prevent it from shrinking. Archaeologists successfully recovered more than 40,000 items from within the ship’s hull. It took 30 years to catalog ...

2025年3月6日 · In 1628, Sweden launched the grand warship Vasa, an ambitious vessel meant to showcase the country's naval dominance. However, just minutes into its maiden voyage, it capsized and sank, becoming one of history’s greatest naval disasters. For over three centuries, it remained untouched beneath the Baltic Sea, until a remarkable recovery operation in 1961 brought it back to life.

2016年6月1日 · The preserved Vasa in the main hall of Vasa Museum seen from above the bow. (CC BY-SA 3.0) ... For example, in the decades following the disaster, several attempts were made to raise the ship from the seabed, though none of them succeeded. During the 1660s, a team of divers, using an early type of diving bell, succeeded in salvaging the ship ...