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Sculpture of one of the figures of the Vasa

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The Vasa sank right after she set out to sail in 1628, was salvaged in the 1960s and is now the only 17th century ship to be seen in the world.
The Vasa was built in the 1620s to help Sweden wage war against the Polish, and support their war efforts to strenghten their power in the Baltics. Ordered by King Gustavus Adolphus and built by Dutch shipbuilder Henrik Hybertsson, the ship was supposed to be the largest warship in the 17th century world. Novelty on the ship was the two gundecks. This was also to be the downfall of the ship, since it was impossible to carry sufficient counterweight to the guns, masts and sails. The ship capsized and sank in the harbour of Stockholm in 1628 without ever having been to open seas, under the incredulous eyes of Swedes and foreigners on the shores of Stockholms harbour.
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