The Swedish warship 'Vasa' sank on its maiden voyage. More than 300 years later, it was saved from the ocean and restored. It was supposed to be the pride of a nation. Built in the early 17th century, ...

In a museum in Stockholm, there is a large wooden ship inside the building.A high stern, rows of gun ports, and masts ...

The famous warship, Vasa, displayed in a museum that gets 1.2 million visitors every year and ranks as one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions, is deteriorating despite ongoing preservation ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Known as the greatest Baltic warship built at the time, Vasa survived for just 20 minutes after its 1628 launching. The mighty ship sank within sight ...

When the human remains found on board the Swedish warship Vasa were investigated, it was initially determined that the skeleton designated "G" was a man. New research now shows that the skeleton is ...

Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. The Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, features the 17th-century warship Vasa as its ...

Marine archaeologists discovered the wrecks of two well-preserved 17th-century warships off the coast of Vaxholm, a Swedish island near Stockholm, last Tuesday. Per a press release from Stockholm’s ...

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 ...

The royal warship Vasa was breathtakingly beautiful as she left Stockholm on her maiden voyage on August 10th, 1628. Cheering burghers lined the shore. Wind filled giant white sails and the ship’s ...

The Vasa, a 17th century Swedish warship, brought up from the bottom of the sea and uniquely preserved in its entirety. Photo:Karolina Kristensson, Vasamuseet/SMTM Add The Local as a preferred source ...