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.

Welcome to one of the most visited museums in Scandinavia and explore the world's only preserved 17th century ship. The ship Vasa capsized and sank in 1628. After 333 years on the sea bed she was salvaged and the voyage could continue.

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 Adolphus of Sweden realized he needed a stronger naval presence if he were to retain his dominance in the Baltic.

2021年1月12日 · Equipped with 64 cannon guns, the Swedish warship Vasa was among the most formidable sea vessels under the nation’s royal navy. It was heralded as an engineering feat during its construction and was expected to strike fear among the empire’s enemies.

2017年8月10日 · 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.

2025年2月18日 · On August 10, 1628, Vasa, the would-be jewel of Sweden’s navy sank only minutes after departing Stockholm. This tragedy – that claimed the lives of 30 of those on board – launched an inquest probing how the hulking 64-cannon ship met such an shameful end.

2022年9月19日 · Vasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. Its rather peculiar story has gone down in history: despite being one of the Swedish navy’s biggest achievements and among the most spectacular warships ever built, Vasa sank within twenty minutes of setting sail, just 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into he

3 天之前 · A Swedish museum has initiated a four-year project to preserve the Vasa, a 17th-century warship that sank shortly after its maiden voyage due to a design flaw. The ship, salvaged in 1961, is now ...

Vasa represents a conflict within the Swedish navy over how warships should be used. Traditional officers believed that the deciding moment of a sea battle came in boarding and capturing the enemy, since it was better to take an enemy ship into the Swedish fleet than destroy it.

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.