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The Vasa Museum displays the world's only fully preserved 17th-century warship. The 69-metre Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, was salvaged in 1961, and now stands in a purpose-built hall—one of the most visited museums in Scandinavia.
Commissioned by King Gustav II Adolf, the Vasa was top-heavy and capsized just 1,300 metres into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. The cold, low-salinity Baltic preserved it for 333 years.