When the Swedish ship Mars, sailed into her first battle she must have looked invincible. She was bristling with cannons and men, standing at a crossroads between hand to hand fighting and war waged through gun powder and shot. Though she would not survive the battle, she left a lasting mark not only on the men who saw her go down, but also on history.

Ship Name: Mars

Launched: 1564

Sank: May, 1564

Tons: 700

Nationality: Swedish

Ship Type: Wooden Sailing War Ship

Lives Lost: Around 1000, including enemy combatants on her when she sank

Sources:

https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYMwozmPugC&pg=PA617&lpg=PA617&dq=jakob+bagge&source=bl&ots=xOP4irvFXA&sig=ACfU3U2e6PZmFl4pJyMbX-3psUe0L8P6jA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi44bzk3t_4AhWRpIkEHVeuDBk4ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=jakob%20bagge&f=false

https://xray-mag.com/content/mars-magnificent-16th-century-swedish-warship

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http://www.illustratedcuriosity.com/history/history-postclassical-era/the-game-changing-swedish-warship-that-sank-in-its-first-battle/

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2018-11-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/archaeologists-find-lost-swedish-man-of-war-and-sink-the-hype/0000017f-ea1b-d3be-ad7f-fa3b39fe0000

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http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_gotland_oland.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_nordic_seven_years.html

Cannon Sound Effect: https://freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/368270/