Understanding our past: Naval life in the 1600’s

On the 10 August 1628 the Vasa warship capsized and sank into the depths of the archipelago off the island of Beckholmen at the entrance to Stockholm. There it remained until 24 April 1961, when the ship was fully returned to the surface, in preserved form, thanks to the mud down below. Now, 383 years after sinking, a replica of one of Vasa’s cannons has been test-fired