1628: WHY WAR SHIP VASA SANK

World of Swedish History

August 10, 1628 the Crown ship Vasa sunk during her maiden voyage. 333 years later, in 1961, it was salvaged and put into a museum in Stockholm which is now world famous. It is the best preserved war ship of its time, fully decorated since it was the ship that had the name of Vasa, the Swedish king's last name. It gives a unique glimpse into what daily life was for a a sailor in the 1600's. Why was the ship built and how come it sunk so quickly? What is the meaning of all the decorations at the stern, the back of the ship and how was it to be a sailor during the 30 years war in the 17:th century. And what did the sailors look at while going to the ship toilet? Historian Anna Maria Forssberg at the Vasa ship museum in Stockholm knows the answers.