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Model of Vasa, Stockholm

The miniature of the warship Vasa.

Vasa was built top-heavy and had insufficient ballast. Despite an obvious lack of stability in port, it was allowed to set sail and foundered only a few minutes after it first encountered a wind stronger than a breeze.

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Uploaded on January 28, 2012
Taken on January 26, 2012