Raising Swedish warship Vasa. Artwork of the initial lifting stage carried out to salvage the 17th-century Swedish warship Vasa. The Vasa, 70 metres l
Raising Swedish warship Vasa. Artwork of the initial lifting stage carried out to salvage the 17th-century Swedish warship Vasa. The Vasa, 70 metres long, was launched in 1628 by the Royal Swedish Navy. Top-heavy, it foundered soon after leaving port. This lifting, after two years of work, took place over 27 days in 1959, using steel cables from two pontoons to raise the wreck from a depth of 32 metres to 16 metres. The final raising to the surface took place in 1961, after work was carried out to close up holes in the wreck and pump out water, allowing the ship to re-float. The wreck is preserved in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm.
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Photo credit: © CLAUS LUNAU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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