It’s among the best preserved 17th-century ships and the discoveries keep coming. Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank minutes into its maiden voyage in 1628, was pulled from the Stockholm harbor in 1961 ...

“We have realized that a lot of this ship still is preserved. It rests in very shallow water, but despite the fact that people have been salvaging the rig and the guns and so on after the wreckage, a ...

A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm what was suspected for years: A woman was among those who died on a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, the museum that displays ...

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Maritime archaeologists have made an exciting discovery, uncovering carvings of Sweden's renowned 17th-century warship Vasa and its sister ship Äpplet. The same team that previously discovered Äpplet ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered the wreck of a 17th-century warship, the country's Museum of Wrecks, or Vrak, announced Monday. Äpplet was one of four warships created on the order of King ...

Researchers have identified a shipwreck off Porkkala, in southern Finland, as the Swedish warship “Falken,” a 17th-century vessel built in Stockholm and considered the “little sister” of the iconic ...

A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most popular tourist ...

The remains of the ship were found in Vaxholm, where it sunk in 1658. Marine archaeologists Patrik Hoglund (L) and Jim Hansson pose with a piece of wood from the "Applet" (The Apple) ship at Vrak ...

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COPENHAGEN — A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm what was suspected for years: A woman was among those who died on a 17th century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, the museum ...