Venture Bound ; Sweden's Great Warship Continues to Make History

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When the warship Vasa keeled over and sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, it was one of the worst disasters in Sweden's history. For years, the Swedes tried to obliterate the memory. Now the recovered boat, a virtual time machine for its period, is the most treasured and visited attraction in Stockholm.

As we toured the Vasa Museum in July, we found it remarkable how the passage of time can reverse perceptions.

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Venture Bound ; Sweden's Great Warship Continues to Make History

A country of only a million and half people, Sweden was one of the major players in Europe in the 17th century and was constantly at war against much bigger foes. Gustavus II Adolphus, the king of Sweden in the 1620s, was tr...

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