'New Vasa' shipwreck found on Baltic seabed

kraznyi_oktjabr · 08-19-11, 10:33 AM

Swedish divers have uncovered what they believe to be the legendary Swedish warship Mars, lost in a sea battle with the Danish-Lübeckian navy in 1564, near the coast of the Baltic island of Öland.

“The ship is lying port-side up and the site is virtually littered with cannons," said diver Richard Lundstedt to The Local.

Mars was one of the largest ships of its time with 107 guns and a crew of 800 men, both out-sizing and outgunning the famous warship Vasa, which has been on show in Stockholm since it was lifted from city's harbour in the 1960s.

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kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	'New Vasa' shipwreck found on Baltic seabed Swedish divers have uncovered what they believe to be the legendary Swedish warship Mars, lost in a sea battle with the Danish-Lübeckian navy in 1564, near the coast of the Baltic island of Öland. “The ship is lying port-side up and the site is virtually littered with cannons," said diver Richard Lundstedt to The Local. Mars was one of the largest ships of its time with 107 guns and a crew of 800 men, both out-sizing and outgunning the famous warship Vasa, which has been on show in Stockholm since it was lifted from city's harbour in the 1960s. ARTICLE __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House