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By Lifting Two Artillery Bridges on a Hull Too Narrow to Carry Them, the Swedes Literally Sank the Vasa in Front of the City that Came to Watch Him Leave
On August 10, 1628, the Vasa left Stockholm in a big pump, the flagship of the Swedish navy intended to impress Europe. A few minutes later, it rested at the bottom of the port. A ship too high, too heavy and ill-balanced to support its two complete artillery bridges. More
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On August 10, 1628, the Vasa left Stockholm in a big pump, the flagship of the Swedish navy intended to impress Europe. A few minutes later, it rested at the bottom of the port. A ship too high, too heavy and ill-balanced to support its two complete artillery bridges. More