AIRFIZ - WASA - VINTAGE CLASSIC - SCALE 1:144 - COD. A09256V - WE DO NOT SHIP TO THE CANARY ISLANDS - Launched in 1628, Wasa was one of four ships commissioned by the Swedish monarch Gustav II Adolf, with the intention of strengthening his Baltic fleet so that it could resist the expected invasion of Scandinavia by the German Empire. In 1627 a new ship was launched and ceremonially armed, loading on board 64 bronze cannons totaling over 70 tons. The ship's crew consisted of 133 sailors and 300 soldiers. Disaster struck Wasa on 10 August 1628, in the port of Stockholm, on the threshold of her maiden voyage. A huge squall surprised the crew, who failed to secure the lower gun holes. Through them, huge masses of water immediately began to break into the interior, and it became clear that the ship was already lost. In the following years, several attempts were made to save Wasa, but the only success was the extraction of most of the guns in the years 1664-65. Then, for 300 years, all efforts were stopped, and finally, in 1954, an attempt was made to withdraw the ship using the most modern technology. After five years of preparations, the "storm" began. The hull was tied with 24 ropes to which special pontoons were attached. Filled with air, they gently lifted you to the surface. Gradually moved into shallower water, the ship finally safely reached the dry dock on April 24, 1961, 333 years after the disastrous disaster. The restoration work, compared to the previous undertaking, seemed to be a minor problem, and after a few years the pride of the Swedish royal fleet was made available to the public.