The ship was salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961. She was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Vasa Shipyard") until 1988 and then moved permanently to the Vasa …

So between 1957 and 1959, navy divers dug six tunnels under Vasa and pulled massive steel cables through them to suspend the ship in a basket. These cables were taken to two floating …

2024年5月31日 · Since the ship was newly-built and sank in cold, dark, almost oxygen-free waters, the wood is well preserved. Only the outer few centimeters of the wood are degraded …

5 天之前 · A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of …

The cast iron on board Vasa, about 850 cannon balls and cooking pots, survived in reasonable condition. Cast iron becomes saturated with carbon from the furnaces during manufacture, …

His successful salvage of the Vasa ship has left an indelible mark on Swedish heritage and maritime archaeology. As you explore Stockholm, take a moment to visit the Vasa Museum …

When Vasa was salvaged, the wood came into contact with oxygen, and a number of decomposing reactions started. Substances that previously were stored in the wood also have …

1 天前 · Workers install a new metallic support structure for the 17th-century warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm April 8, 2025. The royal warship Vasa sank in 1628 and was …

When was the Vasa salvaged? In 1956, Anders Franzén located Vasa outside Beckholmen in Stockholm. In the same year, diving began at the wreck site. The date that the Vasa broke the …

There are actually many reason to why the ship where so well kept after 333 years in the water. One of the reasons are the polluted water and another is the low oxygen content in the Baltic …