What 17th-century Swedish warship sank less than a mile into its maiden voyage and is now the centerpiece of a namesake museum in Stockholm?

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Vasa

The Vasa sank because it was dangerously unstable with too much weight in the upper structure. It was remarkably preserved due to the low salinity of the Baltic Sea.

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