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Great song. This song brought back memories of a legendary ship built by the Swedes around 200 years ago. Who knows what sort of song this might inspire?

The full article: http://www.traveller.com.au/the-vasa-museum-stockholm-the-amazing-ship-that-sank-almost-immediately-grtmwb

In Stockholm, Sweden, visitors can find a lesser-known ship that also suffered a disastrous fate and, in many ways, was a bigger failure than the Titanic. Far from making it halfway into its journey, this ship didn't even make it out of the harbour. The giant Vasa is the only surviving ship of its era.  

The Vasa Museum, named after the ship itself, is dedicated to this disastrous launch and is one of the most popular attractions in the city.

It's not hard to see why. The museum was created entirely for this one ship, which was lost for more than 200 years before being rediscovered in a busy shipping
 lane just outside the city harbour and recovered in 1961. Incredibly, it was largely intact.

Built between 1626 and 1628, it is the only ship of the era to survive, making it extremely important in naval history.

The huge ship, 62 metres long, is incredibly impressive when seen up close at the museum. Elevated across several stories, the Vasa offers a rare glimpse inside the world of seafaring in the 17th century.

But broader historical significance aside, it's the unique story of this ship that really makes it fascinating. The warship, the largest ever built by the Swedish navy, was set to become the country's new flagship – its first with two gun decks, making it the most formidable ship in the fleet.

Upon its launch, the Vasa travelled long Stockholm's harbour where a strong gust of wind caught the sails and toppled the huge, tall ship. Its gun ports were open and water flooded in. It was underwater in minutes; 30 people drowned.

After initially blaming the captain and crew, a royal inquest eventually realized the ship designed by shipbuilder Henrik Hybertsson, who had died during its construction, was simply too tall and narrow to sail.

It had traveled about 1300 metres before sinking. hm

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