Assembly model 1/144 sailing ship WASA Airfix A09256V
The ships were famous in various ways - they took part in battles, distant research expeditions, were record holders, large, etc. Another thing is the warship of the 17th century Wasa - it entered history due to the fall and rebellion. Launched in 1628, the Vasa was one of four ships ordered by the Swedish monarch Gustav II Adolphus to strengthen his Baltic fleet so that it could withstand an expected German invasion of Scandinavia. In 1627, the new ship was ceremonially launched and armed, loading 64 bronze cannons with a total weight of more than 70 tons. The ship's crew consisted of 133 sailors and 300 soldiers. Disaster struck Vasa on August 10, 1628, in the port of Stockholm, on the eve of her maiden voyage. A huge squall surprised the crew, who did not have time to secure the lower pits. Through them, huge masses of water immediately began to break inside, and it became clear that the ship was already lost. In the following years, several attempts were made to save Vasa, but the only success was the removal of most of the guns in 1664-65. Then, for 300 years, all efforts were stopped, and finally in 1954, an attempt was made to raise the ship again with the help of the most modern technologies. After five years of preparation, the "storm" began. The hull was connected by 24 cables to which special pontoons were attached. Filled with air, they gently lift you to the surface. Gradually moving towards shallow water, the ship finally reached dry dock safely on April 24, 1961 - 333 years after the catastrophic disaster. The restoration work, compared to the previous event, seemed to be a minor problem, and after a few years the pride of the Swedish Royal Navy was available to the public.
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