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Mar 23, 2022 7:51 AM
mfrybeasley
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Zaezardraws
The reason this ship is so well preserved is also the reason it's slowly dissolving from sulfuric acid after leaving the water!
Tanhis
Before it was lifted up Finnish students dived a statue of Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi on the deck. It caused some confusion among the Swedes
AndreTheHunter
Vasa Museum
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MBFHu3FoYhBi2uRy8
giraffpappa
It sank after some hundred meters on its maiden voyage. A glorious example of Swedish naval architecture!
Splittmark
How did this survive 300 years but the titanic just over 100 years is almost evaporated. Is water kinder to wood
FletcherCarnaby
Very interesting! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)
RexLibris
Been there, it is indeed awesome. The ship and the museum exhibits are both really well done.
LabyrinthBuilder
Best thing was Finnish students made prank on putting statue of legendary Paavo Nurmi on board. https://www.ayy.fi/en/student-culture/pranks
Nic111111
Thank you. I have visited the ship but never heard of this prank before.
wisp022
Made it all of 1400 yards before sinking. But for the best. Can you imagine what would have happened if she got in a battle.
ImgurPlz
I've seen it. Its incredible. SO many sea shanties.
Bestiarium
I can really recommend the Vasamuseet. It's a great experience
GuybrushThreepwoodAMightyPirate
I was there a couple years back, truly fantastic!
StuartCartoonVillain
It is indeed very impressive. And then go see Skansen.
jackal12345
I liked the wooden statues of the sailors, probably cause I was a kid when I went there.
Snausagebort
Did you knock on wood?
Norwegurian
Vasa like the knekkebrød? I love knekkebrød
IHateTheimgurApp
Exactly. Named after the same guy. Though im a Leksands connoisseur myself i can enjoy some Wasa from time to time.
adiving
Only exhibit I've ever been to was the hottentottententententoonstelling (for the dutchies, yes it is/was real)
NancyReaganSchoolOfGawk
@RavingIrradiator213 You showed me this!
RavingIrradiator213
It was the coolest museum on my trip!
Jaguaratron
That decoration is absolutely crazy.
vikingninja
Wow, that's so cool!!!
DatDarthCaedus
Just to add: The idea that it sank because the king demanded changes mid-construction is a MYTH. There's no evidence of any major changes 1/
DatDarthCaedus
after the keel was laid down, laser measurements confirms no major changes took place, and the ship it was based on also had two gun decks.
pezzle
I love a big ship in the morning.
aSheepAmongWolves
Right after toffee
SqueakyB
You mean "In the mooring" shore-ly ?
lazybuthappy
So big it capsizes
themantheycallreveen
PlankTableGo
deumaro
iexist
Was 50/50 on going to the museum but so glad I went! It’s monstrous in person
DaneBrass
I saw it about 20 years ago and it's still one of the most memorable and awe-inspiring museums I've seen.
RandomSpaceJunk
Been there three times and loved it just as much every time. Still not ticked off my bucket list…
CasualObserver5
Does it taste like fried chicken?
gauraSleepPilot
This is a beauty
Goldenteckel
Stockholm is an awesome city in itself, but the museum alone would already be worth the trip (not to mention the Skansen, nearby).
UWantSumFuk
Stockholm is a really cool city, when we were there we stayed at a hostel that was on a boat
UWantSumFuk
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Af_Chapman_(ship)
proracing53
LucidAftermath
I enjoyed that movie more than I thought I would. Not quite Indiana Jones, but it hit the mark. The Lost City looks cool too.
proracing53
I thought it was good, though I'm a huge fan of the video game series & I know my thoughtd of the movie are most likely screwed
Davmoran
it was entertaining but I was like surely they're not going to destroy the 500 year old pirate ships full of gold in an action sequence...
MrGinn
What was the wood treated with to last so long?
feedthelynx
Mostly failure, per it's history
DonkeyGoat
Wood.
benthebarman
Wierdly the baltic sea isnt salty enough for shipworms and it was v well sheltered.
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE
It sank 20 minutes out because it was built by an orgasm of incompetence. Basically it never had a real life at sea.
Goldenteckel
It was preserved for centuries by the mud in the bottom of the bay. After its rediscovery, it took decades to carefully stabilize it.
laws2ewun1t
There’s a mom joke coming ….
Shoujo
tar
BeneGesseritConspiracyTheorist
Logs soaked in wood
PizzaDogsAndNora
Ben Shapiro’s wife’s hoo-hah. Kept the wood dry for centuries.
happywalker
'Organic materials fared better in the anaerobic conditions, and so wood, cloth and leather are often in very good condition' 1/2
happywalker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)#Deterioration
Cranbananarama
Elbow grease.
HerrHat
The water is cold and less salty in the baltic sea where it laid. And covered in mud also. all of this meant less critters to eat it.
Baron29
seawater?
Ramensan00
Mud, lack of air at the bottom of the sound
LateNightBunnyParty
Nothing. It was just in an anaerobic environment underwater.
HarrisonTheViking
Skandinavia for the win! Wooo
xenorac
I am amazed that wood could survive like that after 3 centuries under the sea!
RoutemasterFlash
That's cool, but for ancient Scandinavian ships go, for me it's got to be Oseberg:
dogedogegiraffedoge
This ship makes me feel things.
RoutemasterFlash
It's pretty sexy, isn't it?
IHateTheimgurApp
I've been to the viking ship museum in Roskilde once. Best museum ive ever been to. Would LOVE to see Osebergsskeppet thogh!
JCBalance
Nightmare Before Christians
SnossedAndLost
Hey I just built this in Valheim :)
Vulvarella
på Bygdøy!
titaniumsnail
Those ships are so bloody beautiful. Those sloping curves and details are striking.
WagonOfSolidMonekys
Cool thing is that most of these ships where made by the community they where stationed, rather than a professional ship yard.
RoutemasterFlash
Yeah, they're awesome. It's a shame the acidic soil destroyed the ship at Sutton Hoo, which was apparently much larger.
sodomantis
Please be carefull. The peace between norway and sweden is very brittle.
Wirefish
Can you imagine sailing in one of those on the open ocean? Or during a storm? Yikes.
RoutemasterFlash
Well some Viking you'd make!
Knast
You would normally not. This is a warship, made to display war power. The exploring ships were broader and shorter, better suited for ocean.
RoutemasterFlash
Indeed. A knarr, rather than a longship.
AwesomeName
In good condition because it sank 20 minutes into its maiden voyage.
WhenInDoubtC4
"Heja Sverige! Hej...WHAT?!?"
BobHubert
A lot of it had to do with the conditions of the mud silt and water where it sunk. There was nothing to eat away at the wood
MithridateEupator
I think it was the highly saline water in the Arctic
CptRobotNinja
Must be a Chevy
RoutemasterFlash
The Mary Rose (Henry VIII's flagship) did something similar. It sank in ordinary seawater though, so it's not quite this well preserved.
RoutemasterFlash
Still pretty impressive: https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/things-to-do/the-mary-rose-p3221
TheWoodSlayer
What a piece of ship
HookersandBlow
Did you call me a pizza chip?
IMustGrowUpReally
That's what happens when your whole crew is maidens.
ImgurPlz
It was too thiccccc
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DatDarthCaedus
Incorrect. That is a myth, and it has been proven that no major changes were made after the keel was laid down. Rather, the issue was 1/
DatDarthCaedus
that the shipmaster had no experience with ships that size, the original shipmaster died halfway through, the Dutch and Swedish work 2/
DatDarthCaedus
teams used different measurements (11 inch Amsterdam ft vs 12 inch Swedish ft), too narrow original design, too high centre of gravity, etc.
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austing458
Man, the 17th century ship fandom is really going at it this morning.
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
I'm guessing too many cannons on the upper decks.
Higure
That's not the reason it's in good condition. While in service, the ship would've been kept in good condition regardless. The real 1/2
Higure
reason it's in such a good condition is the extreme hypoxic environment at the bottom of the bay because of waste disposal. 2/2
ZebraCockSandwich
"we pissed and shat in the ocean so much it preserved a ship" Pollution, Pro side. LOL
Higure
Every cloud, silver lining, I guess.
Salmivalli
Yay! Saved by the low oxygen level in the sea due to human waste
SecondSince
If you try new things mistakes will be made. Sometimes costly mistakes.
tacticalbark
Like marriage.
EyeTri
colinardo
Ships had been around for a long time before the 17th century. It ain't a new concept.
SecondSince
This ship was. Changing the hull shape and layout, not to mention height and number of gundecks, severly changes an age of sail ship.
SurfingWithTheAlien
Yeah but that is not really the reason. Incompetence was the reason in this case even if the official inquiry didn't really place blame.
Higure
It's not wise blaming the King for single-handedly sinking the flagship of the fleet due to repeatedly ignoring advice.
HedonistBeard
I disagree, it is absolutely wise to do so. Just wait a few generations to make sure he can't hear you.
Higure
Well, posterity has since learned who was actually to blame. So I would say mission accomplished on that front.