Finding the Swedish warship Kronan.

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@roberthopkins7984 8 жыл бұрын

I love the narrators voice. Full of passion and quite soothing. For some reason reminds me of listening to the opening to War of the Worlds.

@ToreDL87 8 жыл бұрын

He`s a good narrator unlike those of today, just yelling+lots of drama.

@terrandroid 7 жыл бұрын

ToreDL87 David Attenborough is the best narrator

@AndreGrisell 2 жыл бұрын

Good video! There is one factual error: Kronan was not discovered on May 8, 1980, but on August 8. As a matter of fact, I was the first one to see Kronan on the TV monitor on that day, which more or less makes me the discoverer :) (the section in the beginning of the video where my father looks at the monitor is taken on a later occasion. There was no video footage onboard on the day of the discovery). I was ten years old then. On the research vessel on that day were a crew of four: I, my father Bengt, his companion Sten and Vasa's discoverer Anders Franzén. I and my father are the only ones alive today.

@constitution_8939 3 жыл бұрын

What a Beautifully preserved trove of ancient treasure this is, I would Love to see All that has been recovered on display of this 345 years old history some day.

@MrJorgito89 7 жыл бұрын

I recently learned about this shipwreck, Kronan , on a National Geographic Magazine, and i had to watch video of the recovery...thanks for upload

@pip12111 6 жыл бұрын

The Kronan was very top-heavy and when she made a sudden sharp turn she healed over,capsized,then exploded from the ordinance jarring loose

@mysticprophecy5395 3 жыл бұрын

A similar fate as Vasa

@PaulvonOberstein 3 жыл бұрын

Seems to have been unfortunately common for warships of the 16th and 17th centuries. Teething pains.

@AndreGrisell 2 жыл бұрын

The reason for the explosion is not known. Most probably, fire came loose in the gunroom where around 35 tons of black powder was stored.

@AndreGrisell 2 жыл бұрын

@@mysticprophecy5395 Yes, but Vasa sank in calm weather and didn't explode. Most of the people on Vasa survived, but only 42 out of the 842 onboard Kronan survived.

@ΜιχάληςΝικολάκης-τ4λ 2 жыл бұрын

Kronans commanding officer had little experience when it came to sailing. He ordered a Hard turn with the Lowest gunports still open. Sea water came in, the ship healed over further and it has been theorized that this led to the magazine detonating when a source of fire, most likely a lamp, came knto contact with the gunpowder. Kronans loss Was down to inexperience and not down to construction. Even hms victory, build almost a century later had to close the Lowest gunnery Deck ports before performing maneuvers or in rough seas