Wreck of British Warship HMS Victory Discovered

Feb 4, 2009 | Historical Memorabilia, Treasure Hunting | 0 comments

Another sunken treasure story – gotta love them:

Salvage crews find wreck of legendary British warship HMS Victory

Yahoo! Canada News
Sun Feb 1, 2009

“TAMPA, Fla. – Florida deep-sea explorers who found $500 million in sunken treasure two years ago say they have discovered another prized shipwreck: A legendary British man-of-war that sank in the English Channel 264 years ago.

Odyssey Marine Exploration hasn’t found any gold this time, but it’s looking for an even bigger jackpot. The company’s research indicates HMS Victory was carrying almost four tonnes of gold coins that could be worth considerably more than the treasure that Odyssey raised from a sunken Spanish galleon in 2007, co-founder Greg Stemm said ahead of a news conference set for Monday in London.”

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