Stockholm Vasa Museum 2001

 

Walking into this hall was a shock to the mind. To see this old, immense wooden vessel, almost as it was when it was launched on that fateful day and in view of everyone assembled, rolled over and vanished beneath the waves.

 

 

You can get a good idea of the huge size of this vessel. Ships, such as this represented the wealth of a country
The Vasa Story

 

As she surely looked when launched, for just a moment

 

The stern The poop deck

 

However, not everyone was impressed