The Swedish warship Vasa sank in 1628 about 1,300 metres into her maiden voyage.

1628 · 1961 · apart: 333 years

She was raised from the harbour floor 333 years later, in 1961, almost intact.

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• The sinking of the Vasa1628 · Stockholm. On 10 August 1628 Gustavus Adolphus's newest warship set off on her maiden voyage, keeled over in a gust after about 1,300 metres and sank in the harbour. Raised almost intact in 1961, the Vasa now fills one of Scandinavia's most visited museums.

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