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Titanic.

However, the King of Sweden demanded aesthetic perfection at the cost of the ships stability.

What appeared to be a relatively calm sailing day would prove disastrous.

Intact Wreckage of the Swedish Warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum

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you’re free to visit the Vasa Museumswebsitefor information about its reopening and purchasing tickets.

Sweden’s 17th-century warship, Vasa, was extracted from the Baltic Sea almost entirely intact.

Intact Wreckage of the Swedish Warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum

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Intact Wreckage of the Swedish Warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum

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1:10 Model of the Sunken Swedish Warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum

1:10 Model of the Vasa (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[CC BY 3.0])

Backgammon Board Found in the Wreckage of the Swedish Warship Vasa

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Intact Wreckage of the Swedish Warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum

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