The Swedish warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. It was pulled from the mud 333 years later in remarkable well-preserved condition and put on display.

This is the Swedish warship Vasa. It sank in 1628 and was recovered from the ocean in 1961, almost completely intact. This is the only remaining intact ship from the 1600’s. This ship is housed in The Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Dear Lord, I thought at first it was a miniature. Nope.

OMG how can you post the Vasa without saying the reason it’s so in tact is that it’s so ridiculously badly designed that it sank immediately after setting sail for the first time???

@solrosan! This is up your alley!