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12 Great Underwater Discoveries

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« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2009, 12:30:24 am »

Vasa

Built under the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus in 1626, the massive Vasa was meant to be both the most powerful warship and the most potent piece of visual political propaganda of the 17th- century. Unfortunately for King Adolphus, the ship's construction was rushed and the vessel was top heavy, causing it to roll and sink minutes into its maiden voyage. Fortunately for archaeologists, the nature of its sinking preserved the vessel in almost pristine condition with four preserved decks, thousands of artifacts, and over 700 decorative sculptures. Vasa was raised in 1961 after being discovered five years earlier by amateur nautical archaeologist Anders Franzen. The only fully preserved 17th- century warship, it has provided invaluable information about warfare, shipbuilding and the general life of Swedish sailors of that century. Additionally, much of the rigging, masts, and sails of the ship have been restored, providing visitors to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm with a look at how the ship must have looked just before it set off on its fateful maiden voyage.
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