VASAMUSEET – 17th Century Warship Raised From the Deep
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 | Pop Culture Notions, Power & Politics
The Vasamuseet is one of the top 20 museums I’ve ever visited .
The Vasa, once Sweden’s largest warship, was built in the 17th century and sunk outside Stockholm moments after it set sail ( the engineer made a mistake calculating ballast so the vessel tipped over with a sudden gust and sunk ) Many survived, but some of the ocean goers tragically drowned.
There the Vasa sat upright in the muddy depths, preserved in the cold brackish (mostly fresh, part salt) waters of the Swedish archipelago for nearly 300 years when in the 1960’s and 1970’s Sweden raised the boat like Lazarus – whole. After years of careful restoration and research, they built the Vasamuseet around the wreck.
Be sure to flip through these pics showing the wooden vessel, diagrams of trees containing specific ship parts, and reconstructions of victim’s faces based on their remains.
-Tonky
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