Kupi Billing Boats - 1:75 WASA - Wooden hull (428332)(N)

Three-masted regal ship launched 1627. 70.00 m long, 11.50 m wide, 4.80 m deep, displacement 1,400 tonnes, sail area 1,150 m2. Crew: 133 seamen and 300 soldiers. During the maiden voyage in 1628, Wasa sank in Stockholm harbour. In 1664, 53 of Wasa's 64 light cannons were salvaged using a primitive diving bell. The ship was raised on 24 April 1961 and the Wasa Museum was opened in 1962.