The remains of the ship were found in Vaxholm, where it sunk in 1658. Marine archaeologists Patrik Hoglund (L) and Jim Hansson pose with a piece of wood from the "Applet" (The Apple) ship at Vrak ...
It’s among the best preserved 17th-century ships and the discoveries keep coming. Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank minutes into its maiden voyage in 1628, was pulled from the Stockholm harbor in 1961 ...
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship "Vasa", which sank on its maiden voyage, the Swedish Museum of Wrecks said on Monday.
STOCKHOLM --"You OK?" Yanni Gourde asked. "I don't know," Tyler Johnson replied. "I'm scared." Johnson wasn't sure he wanted to walk onto a platform like the one where sailors unfurled the main ...
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 ...
Marine archaeologists in Sweden say they have found the sister vessel of a famed 17th century warship that sank on its maiden voyage and is now on display in a popular Stockholm museum. The wreck of ...
When the human remains found on board the Swedish warship Vasa (1628) were investigated, it was determined that the skeleton designated G was a man. New research now shows that the skeleton is ...
On its maiden voyage in 1628, the most powerful warship in the Baltic, the Vasa, was afloat only minutes before capsizing in front of stunned onlookers in the city's harbor. Hundreds of years later, ...