Caption

Anders Franzén (1918-1993) Swedish marine engineer and amateur researcher, professor. In 1956, he located the sunken royal ship Vasa, which was salvaged in 1959–1961. Picture taken in 1964. Vasa or Wasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1, 300 m (1, 400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping area in Stockholm harbor by Anders Franzen. The ship was salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961

Date

Apr 24, 1964

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sjoberg

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BRK25H16_483

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39,6Mb (2,3Mb) / 12,4in x 12,4in / 3729 x 3709 (300dpi)

Keywords

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