The Swedish warship 'Vasa' sank on its maiden voyage. More than 300 years later, it was saved from the ocean and restored. It was supposed to be the pride of a nation. Built in the early 17th century, ...

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 ...

When the human remains found on board the Swedish warship Vasa were investigated, it was initially determined that the skeleton designated "G" was a man. New research now shows that the skeleton is ...

Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship "Vasa", which sank on its maiden voyage, the Swedish Museum of Wrecks said on Monday.

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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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 ...

“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 ...

In August 2012, Clayton Johnson put the finishing touch on the most important, and time-consuming, project of his artistic career. After years of scratch-building a 1:50 scale model of the Vasa, an ...

Editor’s note: Mike Harrington is in Sweden to follow the Buffalo Sabres’ trip for games against Tampa Bay on Friday and Saturday. He also will share some of his experiences on the trip. When I ...

When the human remains found on board the warship Vasa were investigated, it was determined that the skeleton designated G was a man. New research now shows that the skeleton is actually from a woman.