The Vasa Ship was built from 1626-28. It sank in the Stockholm harbor less than a nautical mile into its maiden voyage. Well-preserved in the low salinity waters typical of the Baltic, the wreck was found in 1956 and salvaged in 1961. It owes its poor seaworthiness to the fact that Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus, who commissioned the building of the vessel, meddled too much in its design.
The Vasa Ship was built from 1626-28. It sank in the Stockholm harbor less than a nautical mile into its maiden voyage. Well-preserved in the low salinity waters typical of the Baltic, the wreck was found in 1956 and salvaged in 1961. It owes its poor seaworthiness to the fact that Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus, who commissioned the building of the vessel, meddled too much in its design.
