Original Royal ship dimensions: 54.9m length, 11.7m beam, and a 4.9m draft. Hull: Wood, Complement: 145 crew, 300 soldiers, and cannon armament. Designer: Henrik Hybertson de Groot & Henrik Jacobson, Built: Royal Dockyard, Stockholm, 1628. When she set sail on her maiden voyage, the ship of the line Wasa was the most impressive ship in the Swedish Navy. Unfortunately, it sunk within minutes not even a mile from shore. She was raised and salvaged later to join the Royal fleet.