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Swedish King Gustav II unveiled a battleship of epic proportions to an awed public. "Vasa" was supposed to signify the ...
Vasa Museum is ranked #4 out of 8 things to do in Stockholm. See pictures and our review of Vasa Museum.
The wreckage of its sister ship has been found off Sweden. ... It was salvaged in 1961 and is currently on display at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, one of Sweden's most popular tourist spots.
In August 1628, a hulking warship called the Vasa (named for Sweden’s royal family) began its highly anticipated maiden voyage from Stockholm. To say it didn’t go well would be the ...
Urgent work is underway in Stockholm to preserve the 17th-century warship Vasa, one of the world’s most unique and well-preserved artifacts. Buzz60 has the story! US Ally Upgrades Ship-Sinking ...
The remarkable wooden ship Vasa on display in a purpose-build museum in Stockholm, Sweden. getty An embarrassing failure at the time, the Vasa is today one of the country’s biggest tourist ...
This Wreck May Be the Sister Ship of Sweden’s Ill-Fated ‘Vasa’ Warship Divers discovered the wreckage of two 17th-century warships off the coast of an island near Stockholm ...
Sweden is embarking on a colossal four-year project to safeguard a nearly 400-year-old warship that is the centrepiece of its famous Vasa Museum. The ship, one of Stockholm’s main tourist ...
A replica of one of the cannons present on Stockholm's iconic Vasa warship when it sank in 1628 is being tested for the first time in central Sweden. Advertisement. Advertisement. ... Vasa ship cannon ...
It's been 50 years since the centuries-old Vasa warship was hoisted up from the depths of Stockholm harbour, but as contributor Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius discovers, preserving this national treasure ...
Äpplet, port side by lower gun deck Courtesy of Jim Hansson, Vrak / SMTM. Swedish marine archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister ship of the Vasa, a 17th-century warship considered ...