I was at the Vasa museum just a few weeks ago. While the ship itself is massive and amazing, what they recovered with it and how is even more so. It wasn't los

I was at the Vasa museum just a few weeks ago. While the ship itself is massive and amazing, what they recovered with it and how is even more so. It wasn't lost at sea in battle but on the way out of port. Therefore there wasn't any battle damage and it was fully stocked with supplies and gear. Then since the mud was soft enough, a good portion of the ship sank deeply and was protected from water, weather, etc that would normally erode and destroy things. You can see all kinds of detail from woodwork and decoration. Finally, they have a display on how they were able to recover it ~50 years ago and the sheer amount of effort it took. It's stunning looking through the diagrams, etc.