Which Swedish warship sank on her maiden voyage on 10th August 1628?
"parody of the pilaster sculptures on the ship's quarter galleries. Being a popular tourist attraction, ""Vasa"" is used as a motif for various souvenir products such as T-shirts, mugs, refrigerator magnets, and posters. Commercially produced replicas—such as drinking glasses, plates, spoons, and even a backgammon game—have been made from many of the objects belonging to the crew or officers found on the ship. Vasa (ship) Vasa (or Wasa) is a retired Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship foundered after sailing about 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It fell into obscurity"
"used as a base for the Swedish navy. As such, it is known that the ""Vasa"" (ship), was heading for the marine base on Älvsnabben when it was launched in August 1628. History tells us that the Vasa sank short after its launch, only 1200 meters from the king's castle in Stockholm. Älvsnabben was the base of operation for the naval operations and shipping of Swedish troops to Germany during the Thirty Years War and throughout the 17th century. During the Scanian War of 1675-79, Sweden suffered a string of serious defeats against Danish and Dutch fleets, in part since"
"ship and insisted on swift completion of what was intended to be the pride of his fleet. Despite stability tests that showed that ""Vasa"" was dangerously unstable, she was allowed to sail in August 1628. After less than , the ship was hit by a strong gust of wind and foundered in Stockholm harbor. The fiasco of ""Vasa""s sinking has been ascribed largely to a supposed lengthening of the ship in mid-construction, constant meddling in minor details by the king (who was abroad waging war) and problems in communication between the various parties involved. Though these claims are today considered"
"embargo on the young city of Gothenburg, founded in 1621. ""Stora Sofia"" was the flagship of a Danish fleet under admiral Ove Gjedde that was ordered to enforce the embargo. Shortly after the arrival of the fleet, a storm broke loose and threw the ""Stora Sofia"" onto the rocks. The ship sank to a depth of 27 metres; her crew was saved. The wreck was rediscovered only in 1961. More thorough explorations and archeological studies began in the 1980s. Stora Sofia Stora Sofia () was a Danish ship of the line that sank on 25 May 1645 near Buskär outside"
"When the ""Vasa"" sunk in 1628, it was deemed to be wrongly constructed and she was bankrupted. She retired to the Viby estate and married the Swedish envoy to France, diplomat and nobleman Lars Nilsson Tungel. Margareta Hybertsson Margareta Hybertsson (d. 1630) was a Swedish businessperson and shipbuilder. She completed the building of the ""Vasa"". Margareta was first married to Henrik Hybertsson, who was engaged to build the ""Vasa"" in 1625. When she was widowed in 1627, she took over the share of her late spouse and the responsibility to complete the building of the ""Vasa"" a task she fulfilled"
"1620s. In 1625, a squadron cruising in the Bay of Riga was caught in a storm and ten ships ran aground and were wrecked. In the Battle of Oliwa in 1627, a Swedish squadron was outmaneuvered and defeated by a Polish force and two large ships were lost. ""Tigern"" ('The Tiger'), which was the Swedish admiral's flagship, was captured by the Poles, and ""Solen"" ('The Sun') was blown up by her own crew when she was boarded and near capture. In 1628, three more large ships were lost in less than a month; Admiral Klas Fleming's flagship ""Kristina"" was wrecked"
"SM U-28 (Germany) SM ""U-28"" was a Type U 27 U-boat that served in the First World War. It conducted 5 patrols, sinking 40 ships totalling 90,126 tons. ""U-28"" was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 26 June 1914, with Freiherr Georg-Günther von Forstner (1882-1940) in command. Commander von Forstner was relieved on 15 June 1916 by Otto Rohrbeck, who was in turn relieved on 5 August by Freiherr von Loe-Degenhart. On 15 January 1917, Georg Schmidt took command. On 30 July 1915, ""U-28"" sunk the British steamer ""Iberian"". According to Commander von Forstner's account of the incident, the"
"1627, was the first of the large ships to be built under this contract. The other large ship, Äpplet, was laid down in 1627 and entered service in 1629. Neither of the smaller ships was built before the Crown cancelled all of its external contracts in the winter of 1628-29. After Henrik Hybertsson's death in the late spring of 1627, his widow, Margareta Nilsdotter (d. 1630), inherited responsibility for completion of the contract, but while she was an accomplished businesswoman in her own right and had responsibility for the management of the rural estates which provided part of the family's"
"Svärdet Svärdet (Swedish: ""the sword"") was a Swedish warship that sank on 1 June 1676 at the Battle of Öland during the Scanian War, with most of its crew. ""Svärdet"" was, during the Scanian War, under the command of Claes Uggla, and fought in the Battle of Öland. She was surrounded early in the battle, and fought for two hours until her main mast was destroyed and the ship surrendered. Before the surrounding enemies could board ""Svärdet"", a Dutch fireship accidentally set her ablaze. The fire eventually reached the gunpowder store, which set off an explosion that sank the ship."
"HMS M28 HMS ""M28"" was a First World War Royal Navy ""M15""-class monitor. She was sunk during the Battle of Imbros in 1918. Intended as a shore bombardment vessel, ""M28""s primary armament was a single 9.2 inch Mk VI gun removed from the HMS ""Grafton"". In addition to her 9.2-inch gun, she also possessed one 12 pounder and one six-pound anti-aircraft gun. She was equipped with a four-shaft Bolinder four-cylinder semi-diesel engine with 640 horsepower that allowed a top speed of eleven knots. The monitor's crew consisted of sixty-nine officers and men. HMS ""M28"" was laid down at the Sir"
"identity of the wreck as the Bodekull of the Swedish navy. Bodekull was built in 1659-61 and sank in October 1678.https://www.archaeology.su.se/english/about-us/news/unique-17th-century-shipwreck-identified-1.331904 also https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1095-9270.12297 The sculptures associating to the ships name were usually located on the transom in the ships stern in these days. A glass bottle brought up from the ship bears an impressed crest of the Boynton or Ogle family, who both were based in Northumberland in northern England. Through dendrochronological analysis it has been determined that the timber used for the ship was cut no later than 1628 in Northern Europe, perhaps in Northumberland. A trade route linked"
"by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm on 30 November. German submarine U-328 German submarine ""U-328"" was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ""Kriegsmarine"" during World War II. She carried out no patrols and sank or damaged no ships. The boat surrendered in Norway in May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation ""Deadlight"" in November. Like all Type VIIC/41 U-boats, ""U-328"" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam length of , and a draught length of . The"
"years after she sank. MS Zenobia MS ""Zenobia"" was a Swedish built ""Challenger""-class RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank in the Mediterranean sea, close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980 on her maiden voyage. She now rests on her port side in approximately of water and was named by ""The Times"", and many others, as one of the top ten wreck diving sites in the world. ""Zenobia"" was built at the Kockums Varv AB shipyard in Sweden and was delivered to her owners Rederi AB Nordö in late 1979. She left Malmö, Sweden on her maiden voyage,"
"Finland. That was her primary focus through July and then she began escorting German cruisers as they bombarded Soviet troops ashore in addition to German convoys evacuating people from Finland and the Baltic States. ""Z28"" also bombarded Soviet positions herself on multiple occasions until she was damaged by bombs during one such mission in October. Her repairs took until February 1945 and, not long afterwards, she was sunk in port by British bombers on 6 March with heavy loss of life. ""Z28"" had an overall length of and was long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of ,"
"and a draft of . She has a top speed of and carries 148 passengers. MV Angantyr The Angantyr is a Swedish motor vessel, and former steam ship, that was built in 1909 at Motala Verkstads Nya AB. She now operates cruises and charters for the Strömma Kanalbolaget and is a listed historic ship of Sweden. ""Angantyr"" was built as a steam ship by the Motala Verkstads Nya AB in Motala and delivered in May 1909 to the Stockholms Ångslups AB of Stockholm for use on Lake Malaren. She was a sister ship to ""Valkyrian"" (now ""Drottningholm""), built the same"
"HMS H28 HMS ""H28"" was a British H class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, as part of the Batch 3 H class submarines. She was laid down on 18 March 1917 and was commissioned on 29 June 1918. HMS ""H28"" collided with a steamer in the Bruges Canal in May 1929. ""H28"" was scrapped on 18 August 1944 and was broken up in Troon. Like all post-""H20"" British H-class submarines, ""H28"" had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam length of , and a draught length of ."
"from Scania and thus relieve the land-bound operations. Although Öland and parts of the coast of Småland were devastated, king Charles XI didn't move any forces from main front in Scania. During the remainder of the war, Denmark completely dominated at sea, even after the Netherlands made peace with Sweden in 1678. The Swedish fleet avoided further confrontations and could no longer maintain the line of communication with Swedish Pomerania; the last Swedish troops, on Rügen capitulated to Brandenburg in December 1678. Battle of Køge Bay (1677) The Battle of Køge Bay was a naval battle between Denmark-Norway and Sweden"
"was torpedoed and sunk between Nynäshamn and Visby by a Soviet submarine. At 05:57 a torpedo caused a large explosion, and the ship sank within a few minutes. 84 people died and two survived, including the then Swedish Army captain Arne Mohlin. The two survivors were rescued by the Swedish minesweepers ""Landsort"" and ""Arholma"". Investigations after the war pointed to the Soviet submarine ""L21"" as being responsible for the sinking. SS Hansa (1899) The Hansa was a Swedish passenger ship, in use on the route between the Swedish mainland and Visby. She was torpedoed and sunk by a Soviet submarine"
"SM UC-28 SM ""UC-28"" was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was launched on 8 July 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 6 August 1916 as SM ""UC-28"". In 0 patrols ""UC-28"" sank no ships. ""UC-28"" surrendered to France on 12 February 1919 and was broken up. A German Type UC II submarine, ""UC-28"" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a length overall of , a beam"
"the king's death in 1632. These ships, especially ""Kronan"" and ""Scepter"", were much more successful and served as flagships in the Swedish navy until the 1660s. The second of the so-called ""regalskepp"" (usually translated as 'royal ships'), ""Äpplet"" ('The Apple'; the Swedish term for the globus cruciger), was built simultaneously with ""Vasa"". The only significant difference between the design of ""Vasa"" and her sister ship was an increase in width of about a metre (3.1 ft). In the early 1620s, work at the Stockholm navy yard was led by a pair of Dutch-born entrepreneurs, Antonius Monier and master shipwright Henrik"
"1972 Franzén was awarded the Society's research/professional degree of Doctor of Marine Histories (MHD) from the College of Marine Arts. He is buried in Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm. Anders Franzén Tells his story about His Majestýs Ship VASA 1628, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 2009, . Anders Franzén Anders Franzén (23 July 1918 – 8 December 1993) was a Swedish marine technician and an amateur naval archaeologist. He is most famous for having located the 1628 wreck of the Swedish galleon ""Vasa"" in 1956 and participated in her salvage 1959–1961. He also participated in the salvage and exploration of the"
"her load of coal and two of her crew to the bottom. On 8 March, ""U-28"" attacked two ships, sinking one of them. The first ship, ""Mitra"", a 5,592-ton tanker was hit by ""U-28"" but was able to make port in Malta with her cargo of oil. Later in the month, ""U-28"" sank from Linosa, killing one sailor in the attack. The 1905 British ship was carrying cotton and cottonseed from Alexandria for London when the attack occurred. Three days later, ""Stolt Nielsen"", a 5,684-ton steamship, was sent to the bottom from Malta. Carrying a general cargo for the Admiralty"
"type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members. HMS H28 HMS ""H28"" was a British H class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, as part of the Batch 3 H class submarines. She was laid down on 18 March 1917 and was commissioned on 29 June 1918. HMS ""H28"" collided with a steamer in the Bruges Canal in May 1929. ""H28"" was scrapped on 18 August 1944 and was broken up in Troon. Like all post-""H20"" British H-class submarines, ""H28"" had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged. It had"
"again to carry iron ore from Kiruna between the Swedish port of Luleå and Burntisland and Middlesbrough. On October 3, 1909 ""Sangstad"" left Luleå on her final voyage with a cargo of iron ore for Middlesbrough. At around 05:00 the ship went aground on Gerdasgrund, close to Nygrund island in Norra Kvarken. The ship initially stayed afloat allowing the captain, his family and the crew to disembark, but sank in approximately 10 fathoms of water after 45 minutes. The crew was taken aboard by two passing steamers, ""Westa"" and ""Phoenix"", and was landed at Hernøsand and Yxpila. One crewmember died"
"on 26 June 1917. Under the command of Zdenko Hudeček, ""U-28"" sank ten ships totaling and damaged another . She was surrendered to the Italians at Venice in 1919 and scrapped in 1920. ""U-29"" was built by the Hungarian firm of Ganz Danubius at Fiume and launched on 21 October 1916. She was commissioned on 21 January 1917, the first of the class to be commissioned. Under commander Leo Prásil, ""U-29"" sank three British steamers () and damaged the British protected cruiser . ""U-29"" was at Cattaro at the end of the war and awarded to France as war reparation"
"Sweden; subsequent wars ended in Sweden's favor of the latter. The period of Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648 (""Kejserkrigen"" of 1625–1629) is also considered part of the wars for the ""dominium maris baltici""—in this war, however, the opponent was not the Swedish king, but the ambitious Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, who temporarily planned to establish the Empire as a naval power in the Baltic. He assigned this task to Albrecht von Wallenstein, leading to a concerted action by Denmark and Sweden in the defense of Stralsund. The Danish defeat in the Battle of Wolgast (1628)"
"by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat in May 2014. SM U-26 SM ""U-26"" was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. ""U-26"" was engaged in the Naval warfare of World War I in the Baltic Sea. On 11 October 1914, she sank the cruiser , inflicting the first loss of the war on the Russian Navy. The boat did not return from sea in August 1915, and is assumed to have struck a mine off the coast of Finland, being lost with its entire crew of 30. The boat was"
"when she went down, the British ship turned out to be the final ship to be sunk by ""U-28"". At the war's end, ""U-28"" was surrendered to Italy at Venice in 1919. Later awarded to Italy as a war reparation, she was scrapped at Venice in 1920. In her 18-month career, ""U-28"" sank ten ships with a combined tonnage of 44,743, and damaged an eleventh. <nowiki>*</nowiki> damaged but not sunk SM U-28 (Austria-Hungary) SM ""U-28 or U-XXVIII"" was a ""U-27"" class U-boat or submarine for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. ""U-28"", built by the Austrian firm of Cantiere Navale Triestino (CNT) at"
"training patrols. Her first successes came on her second patrol, which took her from Trondheim into the North Sea and the North Atlantic, before putting into the French port of Brest. During the patrol she attacked Convoy SC-42. She sank the cargo ship ""Empire Springbuck"" on 9 September, followed by the motor ship ""Sally Maersk"" on 10 September, for a combined total of 8,843 tons. ""U-81"" was one of the U-boats ordered into the Mediterranean. Her first attempt to break into the 'Italian Lake' ended in disaster, when on 30 October she was attacked and severely damaged by a British"
"the hull, consisting of the keel, the sternpost and parts of the hull sides. The boat was mainly made from oak and pine, and was estimated to have been approximately long. On 15April 1908, the steamboat ""Göta Elf"", capsized and sank in the Lilla Bommen harbor. The steamer was fully loaded with cargo and passengers, twentysix people died and the accident was widely publicized in national press. The somewhat gruesome salvage operation was filmed by photographer Charles Magnusson and was shown, uncensored, as part of one of Sweden's first newsreels. The boat was built in 1884 at Thorskogs wharf and"
"Kronan (ship) Kronan, also called Stora Kronan, was a Swedish warship that served as the flagship of the Swedish Navy in the Baltic Sea in the 1670s. When built, she was one of the largest seagoing vessels in the world. The construction of ""Kronan"" lasted from 1668 to 1672 and was delayed by difficulties with financing and conflicts between the shipwright Francis Sheldon and the Swedish admiralty. After four years of service, the ship foundered in rough weather at the Battle of Öland on 1 June 1676: while making a sharp turn under too much sail she capsized, and the"
"2,475-ton ""Svartön"", also Swedish flagged, was sunk at while traveling with convoy HN-6. ""U-58""s fifth patrol was really only a six-day transit from Kiel to Wilhelmshaven. Her sixth patrol began from the latter port on 27 January 1940. On 3 February, at 09.36 hours, the only success of this patrol occurred when the small (815 ton) Estonian merchantman ""Reet"" was sunk with a single torpedo. Two previous shots earlier in the day had missed their mark (02.15 and 04.52 hours respectively). There were no survivors. The U-boat's seventh patrol was an unsuccessful 34-day foray in the waters between Scotland and"
"the bow), seven torpedoes, and one Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members. SM UC-28 SM ""UC-28"" was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was launched on 8 July 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 6 August 1916 as SM ""UC-28"". In 0 patrols ""UC-28"" sank no ships. ""UC-28"" surrendered to France on 12 February 1919 and was broken up. A German Type UC II submarine, ""UC-28"" had a displacement of"