Just as the "Titanic" wreckage is a snapshot of that time and those people, so is the "Vasa" a snapshot of the people and what they built in 1628.
Very few shipwrecks of this quality have ever been raised, preserved, and studied.
Another remarkable thing about Vasa is the body recovered, crushed by a cannon. Another video gives us an insight into that study.
"Vasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. Its rather peculiar story has gone down in history: despite being one of the Swedish navy’s biggest achievements and among the most spectacular warships ever built, Vasa sank within twenty minutes of setting sail, just 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.
“The warship survived the first blast of wind it encountered on its maiden voyage in Stockholm Harbor,” writes Lucas Laursen for Archaeology. “But the second gust did it in. The sinking of Vasa took place nowhere near an enemy. In fact, it sank in full view of a horrified public, assembled to see off their navy’s – and Europe’s – most ambitious warship to date.”..." from the article: The Story of Vasa
Video from Vasamuseet
On Board the Vasa - Episode 2
"Welcome on board the Vasa! Together with Fred Hocker, Director of Research, we explore all of Vasa's interior spaces. In the second episode, we take you to the Upper Gun Deck." from the video introduction
Brain from the warship Vasa
Video from Vasamuseet
"Learn more about the findings on board Vasa" from the video introduction
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