[HN Gopher] The quest to find and save the Vasa (2019)
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The quest to find and save the Vasa (2019)
Author : areoform
Score : 23 points
Date : 2025-03-03 14:24 UTC (8 hours ago)
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| namshe wrote:
| All engineers should study the story of the Vasa. It happened
| hundreds of years ago but it could have happened today too.
| tinthedev wrote:
| I haven't heard of the Vasa before, but it truly does demonstrate
| the need of engineering to speak truth to power.
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| Seems like vanity megaprojects were always in vogue.
| nullzzz wrote:
| Lovely article! Just visited the Vasa museum last weekend. It is
| a marvel and an obvious must-see for anyone visiting Stockholm
| Sweden.
| Peroni wrote:
| I've been lucky enough to have visited a lot of incredible places
| and seen a lot of amazing things but the experience of walking
| into the Vasa museum and seeing the ship in real life is up there
| with one of the most surreal and breathtaking experiences I've
| ever had.
| NoboruWataya wrote:
| It's a great museum, one of the highlights of our short trip to
| Stockholm for sure.
| fifilura wrote:
| For me, going to Oslo and walking around inside "Fram" was much
| more amazing.
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| Sweden has Wasa, a ship that sank after 3km on her maiden
| voyage.
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| Norway has the most successful polar explorers in the world,
| and Fram was the most successful ship, used in overwinterings
| by both Nansen and Amundsen.
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| https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fram_(ship)
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| https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fram_Museum
|
| (And finally Gjoa has made it indoors as well, what a save!)
| mongol wrote:
| Vasa was not a successful warship. But the salvaging of Vasa
| was an incredible feat.
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