page_title: Conservation and restoration of waterlogged wood
section_title: Vasa
hierarchical_section_title: Conservation and restoration of waterlogged wood / Case studies / Vasa
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of the top deck of the Vasa - a 17th century Swedish warship that sank on her maiden voyage.Français&#160;: Le trois-mâts suédois Vasa coula en 1628 lors de son voyage inaugural. Renfloué, il est conservé au "Musée Vasa" de Stockholm.
context_page_description: The conservation and restoration of waterlogged wood is the process undertaken by conservator-restorers of caring for and maintaining waterlogged wooden artefacts to preserve their form, and the information they contain. It covers the processes that can be taken by conservators, archaeologists, and other museum professionals to conserve waterlogged wood. This practice includes understanding the composition and agents of deterioration of waterlogged wood, as well as the preventive conservation and interventive conservation measures that can be taken.
context_section_description: The Vasa is a Swedish 1628 ship found archaeologically and was very well preserved. Completely submerged for 333 years allowed for the wood to be completely waterlogged but pollution in the 20th century off of the city Stockholm was able to kill any microorganisms that would have feast on the wreck, like the shipworm. The Vasa was sprayed with a PEG solution for 17 years followed by a period of drying which is still currently happening.
caption: Vasa on exhibit, from the picture you can tell that a large majority of the ship was preserved.
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