The Merchant Royal sank off Land’s End in September 1641 (Photo: SWNS)
To: SunkenCiv
PinGGG!....................................
2 posted on
03/05/2019 12:32:25 PM PST by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
An anchor thought to be from a shipwreck carrying a billion pounds of treasureGonna be hard to miss finding a ship THAT big.
4 posted on
03/05/2019 12:39:00 PM PST by
Ciaphas Cain
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To: Red Badger
oh ya! They’ll haul it up and their guberment will take it and not so much as give them a reach around.
6 posted on
03/05/2019 12:39:37 PM PST by
crz
To: Red Badger
I checked Wikipedia. The ship was carrying Spanish gold and silver to Flanders to pay the Spanish army of Flanders. The Spanish transport that was suppose to carry the precious metal caught on fire in Cadiz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Royal
7 posted on
03/05/2019 12:39:51 PM PST by
C19fan
To: Red Badger
And YES, since we all need someone to laugh at sometimes, I DID WONDER for a few seconds how a BILLION POUNDS could be shipped around LOL.
####ing ditz!!!
May be time for a neuro checkup!!
8 posted on
03/05/2019 12:40:24 PM PST by
dp0622
(The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: Red Badger
How much is that in kilograms sterling?
13 posted on
03/05/2019 12:45:24 PM PST by
KarlInOhio
(Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
To: Red Badger
A billion pounds, no wonder it sunk.
15 posted on
03/05/2019 12:48:04 PM PST by
DungeonMaster
(Believing lies gets you killed by a lion {God} in the bible.)
To: Red Badger
“My main concern will be people taking it and not telling anyone.”
I sure as hell wouldn’t tell anyone. No need to invite the government into my exploits.
21 posted on
03/05/2019 12:52:38 PM PST by
rfreedom4u
(The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
To: Red Badger
The weather can be notoriously bad out there, especially this time of year. Hopefully, no one is gonna die trying this without proper training and equipment.
To: Red Badger
Hi.
There are large salvage ships with Hugh and series vacuums.
Expect one on station within the month.
5.56mm
28 posted on
03/05/2019 1:06:07 PM PST by
M Kehoe
(DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
To: Red Badger
From Wikipedia "On board were at least 100,000 pounds of gold (over 1.5 billion USD in today's money)[3], 400 bars of Mexican silver (another 1 million) and nearly 500,000 pieces of eight and other coins, making it one of the most valuable wrecks of all times"
30 posted on
03/05/2019 1:21:27 PM PST by
Steve Van Doorn
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To: Red Badger; Chode
That’s a big freaking Anchor!!!
Figure the guy standing next to it is 6’ tall, that means 20’ for the Anchor.
Cha-Ching PING !!!
31 posted on
03/05/2019 1:22:30 PM PST by
mabarker1
(Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
To: Red Badger
Man I love treasure stories. Couple generations back we had a family member find some geology treasure. It has driven me all my life to locate some myself. lol
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
He’s right. It’s an anchor from a big wooden ship. Or Red Lobster decor.
42 posted on
03/05/2019 4:19:15 PM PST by
bgill
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To: Red Badger
That anchor, cast iron? Cast steel? Forged steel?
Plates riveted together?
How was it made?
44 posted on
03/05/2019 5:48:47 PM PST by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
To: Red Badger
looks like a generic anchor that could have come from any ship
48 posted on
03/06/2019 4:50:23 AM PST by
bert
( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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