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Inspiring engineering successes turned spectacular failures. Many nations have them. Germany had the Hindenburg. England had the Titanic. And Sweden had the Vasa, which, despite not being a household name worldwide, was no less a deadly failure than the other two. In 1625, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden ordered a new fleet of warships…
The Vasa Museum: A Failure Turned Success
Inspiring engineering successes turned spectacular failures. Many nations have them. Germany had the Hindenburg. England had the Titanic. And Sweden had the Vasa, which, despite not being a household name worldwide, was no less a deadly failure than the other two. In 1625, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden ordered a new fleet of warships…
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