If Vasa survived her first voyage

What if Vasa had not capsized and sunk at launch?

She actually sank on her first voyage after launch. Survival would probably have denied historians the unusually preserved wreck, while sinking farther offshore would have made recovery harder.

Vasa capsized on her first voyage after launch. Had she survived that voyage, she probably would not have been preserved in her present condition. Sinking close to shore made the wreck accessible for later recovery. A sinking farther offshore would have made recovery much harder.