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I visited the vasa museum this summer. I felt it was civic duty almost (I am a Swede FYI)
It was not much to see from the outside (the building itself is nothing special) but on the inside she sat upright in a cradle and was very well preserved. You can take stairs to various levels to see any part of the ship. It stirred the imagination and it is amazing how well she was preserved. Like new almost, but all brown-black in color.

By Mike Erickson (Mike_Erickson) on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 02:04 am: Edit

I looked at the photos of her and was really impressed by all the intricate wooden carvings. Such attention to detail and workmanship.

By Timothy Linden (Timlinden) on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 03:46 pm: Edit

This made me recall the Nonsuch gallery in the Manitoba Museum we went to ages ago when I was a kid. It is just a replica of the 1650 merchant ship, but was rather interesting.

By Jeff Wile (Jswile) on Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 12:00 pm: Edit

U.S.S. Kidd, DD-661, is completing refit.

The museum has posted video of the ship now fully painted and nearly ready to be returned to the water.

the shipyard has completed the measure 32/10D scheme, so if any of you want to see what a World War 2 Fletcher class destroyer looked like back in the 1940’s, check it out.

The ship has been restored to her original condition (including the small rudder as she was originally equipped with.).

It was found that the smaller rudder was too small to actually control the ship at high speed, increasing the turning radius far more than the original designers had anticipated.

Final checks are being completed to ensure that all fire and flood detectors are functional and operational before the ship is returned to the water and her trip back to Baton Rouge, LA.

By Jeff Wile (Jswile) on Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 07:23 pm: Edit

USS Cobia (SS/AGSS-245) is a Gato-class submarine, formerly of the United States Navy, named for the cobia. USS Cobia (SS-245). History. United States.

37 days refitting at Sturgeon Bay, WI. Departed this morning , under tow by four tugboats, returning to her permanent berth in Michigan.

Sure are a lot of museum ships being restored lately.

By Jeff Wile (Jswile) on Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 02:40 pm: Edit

And under the category of “Not used as intended.”

There is a video posted documenting the encounter between U-29 and H.M.S. Dreadnought.

Spoiler alert: does not end well for the Uboat.