Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ⓘ) 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 …

Vasa was free again after 331 years! As the ship was lifted it was moved into shallower water, set down, and the process repeated, Each lift gained a little less than a metre, and in 18 stages …

The salvage process is illustrated in a model series in the three glass cases in the exhibition: the wreck on the seabed, the first lift in 1959, and the final salvage in 1961. When Vasa broke the …

Vasa was a Swedish warship that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. She was the mightiest battleship at the time and seemed destined for greatness. 30-150 people drowned with her, …

2025年1月7日 · The Vasa Ship was commissioned by King Gustavus Adolphus in 1625. Its primary purpose was to strengthen Sweden’s naval fleet. The ship was constructed at the …

Dressed in rain wear and newly vaccinated against whatever bugs might live in a sunken ship, a team of archaeologists descended into the black sludge that filled Vasa in April 1961. When …

Tunnels were dug under the ship to get the wires in place and it was lifted in eighteen stages to shallower water, closer to land. This mainly took place in 1958-59 and is usually also counted …

2015年8月22日 · The Vasa was lifted in 18 steps - each gained a meter - from 32 metres (105 foot) to 16 (52 foot) metres and transported to shallower water where it was safer for the divers …

1996年11月26日 · This ship was not excavated first and then lifted out of the water, but the reverse (Saunders, 1962:14). She was lifted up from her claybed and moved in several steps …

In 1961, the ship was successfully lifted from the seabed using a series of pontoons and cables. Remarkably, the Vasa was in exceptional condition, with much of its wooden structure intact, …