Started by Nikolai Volkov (@nvolkov) ·
the Vasa sank 1,300 m into its maiden voyage
Top-heavy warship, the king kept wanting more guns, a stability test (30 sailors running side to side) almost capsized it and they launched anyway. Raised in 1961 almost intact because the Baltic has no shipworms.
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- “why did the vasa sink”
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- Ship stability
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- “why did the vasa sink” (google.com)
- Vasa (ship) (en.wikipedia.org)
- Vasa Museum (en.wikipedia.org)
- Ship stability (en.wikipedia.org)
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