Ships Built in Sweden - Vasa, MS Kaptain Boris, Hmas Collins, Mv Faina, John Ericsson Class Monitor, Mv Ancona, SS ESSO Brussels (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Vasa, MS Kaptain Boris, HMAS Collins, MV Faina, John Ericsson class monitor, MV Ancona, SS Esso Brussels, MS SNAV Toscana, HMS John Ericsson, MS Stena Fantasia, HNoMS Mjolner, HMS Thordon, HMS Tirfing, MS Normandy, SS Henry, SS Narva, HMS Loke, MS SeaFrance Cezanne, SS Empire Bell, HMS Ulla Fersen, MS Bore, HMS Gotland, MV Sovetskaya Latviya, MS Birger Jarl, MS Stena Cambria, HMS Skold, Pacific Sun, Sigyn, MS Stolt Surf, HMS Sverige, HMS Garmer, HMS Folke, MV Seashell, SS Heidberg, MS Scandinavia, HMS Solve, Grand Celebration, MV Regent Sky, MV Dmitry Donskoy, Finnish escort Aura II, HMS Fylgia, MS Stena Europe, HMS Drottning Victoria, HMS Tre Kronor, Sitakund, HMS Gustav V, HMS Gota Lejon, HMS Smaland, HMS Aran, HMS Uppland, HMS Nacken, HMS Halland, HMS Clas Fleming, HMS Dristigheten, USS Seven Seas, MV Cape Ducato, SS Hansa, HMS Sjoormen, HMS Ehrenskold, Skibladner, HMS Claes Uggla, HMS Magne, HMS Sjolejonet, HMS Wachtmeister, HMS Psilander, MV Norse Variant, MT Gustaf E. Reuter, ARC 7 de Agosto, Star Clipper. Excerpt: Vasa (or Wasa) was a Swedish warship that was built from 1626 to 1628. The ship foundered and sank after sailing less than a nautical mile (ca 2 km) into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It fell into obscurity after most of its valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century. After it was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping lane just outside the Stockholm harbor, it was salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961. It was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Wasa Wharf") till 1987 and then moved to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and has been seen by over 29 million visitors since 1961. Vasa has since its recovery become a widely recognized symbol of the Swedish "great power period." It is today al...