Sinking of the Vasa
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2022
- Brightly colored and trumpeting the prestige of King Gustav II, with 64 guns the Vasa was the most powerful ship in the world. As the ship’s sails caught wind, it teetered hard to port, and suddenly the shouts of the sailors on board turned to screams. In front of hundreds of spectators and agents of other European nations, Sweden’s greatest ship sank after sailing only 1400 yards.
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I will add my voice to others in the comments, and say that if you find yourself in Stockholm, the Vasa Museum is an absolute “must see.” Not just a fascinating story, but a really well organized and informative museum.
King Gustav II: "I want a ship that will trumpet my greatness for centuries after I am gone."
I took my 8 year old niece to the Vasa Museum this year. I wish I had a photo of her face as she pushed open the heavy door to the museum and was met by the sight of the HUGE ship towering above her. Even as an adult it's an amazing sight it always gets to me when I visit the museum.
You forgot 1 important thing about the 1961 lifting of the Vasa. Some Finnish pranksters had heard about the project to lift the ship up. They were going for a trip to Sweden anyway, so they decided to prank the Swedish researchers by diving a bronze statue of the Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi to the ship's deck.
The Vasa museum outshines almost any other museum I've ever been to. I spent close to four hours there in August of this year.
I am 68 now, but when I was 7 years old my father sat in the red chair in our parlor and proceeded to read out of the National Geographic Picture Book, titled Men Ships and the Sea. It was a sea tail about the Great Ship Vasa. He died 2 years later and it is the only time I remember him reading to me. Thanks for the story. Happy Trails
I've seen the Vasa it is amazing
During construction both
Shipwrecks always seem so interesting as well as tragic. People will forever try and second guess what could have been done. Truly, hindsight is 20/20.
The ship,that never should have been, is the only one to still be.
This is a bucket list vacation destination for me.
My wife and I visited the Vasa museum last May; intending to spend only a couple of hours, we were surprised that we had managed to use over 4. The ship and the story of her recovery , preservation and the wealth to artifacts recovered, including about 25% of her sails make a visit an absolute must.
I think it is typical for us Swedes to fail at something and then build a museum to show that failure.
I was on a cruise and went on a shore excursion to the Vasa museum in 2019. It was fabulous. My only regret is that we were only able to spend a few hours there. It is worth a whole day.
I had the pleasure of visiting the Vasa museum a few summers ago, it was simply amazing... there is no other word for it.
In High School (1973-ish) I read a story in an old (1961) National Geographic magazine about the raising and steps being taken to preserve and eventually put the Vasa in its own museum! In the back of my my mind, I guess I always wondered how it came out!
A tall wooden war Ship with sails full of wing is l think one of the most beautiful to behold......Thank THG🎀...Bye
Possibly the most favorite European site destination, but I have never heard of her. THG scores again and keeps this follower coming back.
I saw the Vasa when I was in Stockholm about 10 years ago. At the time I'd never heard of the ship, for me it was just a visit to a museum to fill in an otherwise empty afternoon, but ended up being a fascinating few hours. I couldn't believe that the ship had spent 100s of years submerged. I've seen wooden ships of similar age recovered from the water with maybe a third of the substance left over. According to the early 1960s video footage documenting the recovery of the Vasa it actually floated to its berth without any support.
I had the pleasure to visit the museum where the Vasa is. I can tell you , as an amateur-amateur historians, I was completely overwhelmed in hearing this story for the first time and having the ship 2 feet away from me! Great episode Lance!!