On its maiden voyage in 1628 ... Vasa, was afloat only minutes before capsizing in front of stunned onlookers in the city's harbor. Hundreds of years later, the massive, 226-foot-long ship ...

Sweden's Vasa sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 because it was top-heavy with ... resulting in a global arms race. Moreover, the ship's entry into service in 1906 represented such an advance ...