Vasa (ship)とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Vasa (or Wasa) was a Swedish warship that was built from 1626 to 1628. The ship foundered and sank after sailing less than a nautical mile (ca 2 km) into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It fell into obscurity after most of its valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century. It was located again in the late 1950s, in a busy shipping lane just outside the Stockholm harbor. It was salvaged with a largely intact hull on 24 April 1961. It was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Wasa Wharf") until 1987, and was then moved to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and has since 1961 attracted more than 28 million visitors.