Download or read book Sunken Gold written by Joseph Williams and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On January 25, 1917, the HMS Laurentic struck German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. Its shipment was critical: Britain at that time was facing escalated submarine warfare, which had been sinking millions of tons of cargo and threatening the country with starvation. The Laurentic was carrying 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States via Canada in order to finance the war effort for Britain and its allies. The salvage mission was confidential, since the British government dared not alert the Germans to the presence of the sunken treasure. Lieutenant Commander Guybon C. C. Damant was the most qualified officer to head the mission—he personally set a deep sea diving record in 1906 and had worked to establish safer deep sea diving procedures.Though Damant's salvage team was successful at first, and recovered a significant amount of gold, wild gales battered the wreck into the shape of an accordion, turning the operation into a multiyear struggle of man versus nature. Damant was called off the salvage when his skill became needed to lead a team of covert divers to investigate and search through the contents of recently sunk U-boats for ciphers, minefield schematics, and other secret documents. The information they obtained, once in the hands of British intelligence, proved critical toward Allied efforts to defeat the U-boats and win the war.At the conclusion of the war, Damant had become obsessed with completing his long-deferred mission. His team struggled for five more years as it became apparent that the work could only be accomplished by muscle, grit, and persistence. In the end, Damant and his team recovered 99 percent of the gold with no significant injuries to the men. His deed became one of the most notable exploits in the annals of undersea diving and naval operations, and the Laurentic became a model for later salvages. More than an incredible story about undersea diving adventure, The Sunken Gold is a story of human persistence, bravery, and patriotism.
Download or read book The Sunken Gold written by Joseph A. Williams and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When HMS Laurentic sank in 1917, few knew what cargo she was carrying, and the Admiralty wanted to keep it that way. After all, broadcasting that there were 44 tons of gold off the coast of Ireland in the middle of a vicious and bloody war was not the best strategic move. But Britain desperately needed that gold. Lieutenant Commander Guybon Damant was an expert diver and helped discover how to prevent decompression sickness ('the bends'). With a then world record dive of 210ft under his belt and a proven history of military determination, Damant was the perfect man for a job that required the utmost secrecy and skill. What followed next was a tale of incredible feats, set against a backdrop of war and treacherous storms. Based on thousands of Admiralty pages, interviews with Damant's family and the unpublished memoirs of the man himself, The Sunken Gold is a story of war, treasure – and one man's obsession to find it.
Download or read book Lost Gold of the Republic written by Priit Vesilind and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come along on the search for the greatest shipwreck treasure of the Civil War era.
Download or read book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea written by Gary Kinder and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Titanic meets Tom Clancy technology” in this national-bestselling account of the SS Central America’s wreckage and discovery (People). September 1875. With nearly six hundred passengers returning from the California Gold Rush, the side-wheel steamer SS Central America encountered a violent storm and sank two hundred miles off the Carolina coast. More than four hundred lives and twenty-one tons of gold were lost. It was a tragedy lost in legend for more than a century—until a brilliant young engineer named Tommy Thompson set out to find the wreck. Driven by scientific curiosity and resentful of the term “treasure hunt,” Thompson searched the deep-ocean floor using historical accounts, cutting-edge sonar technology, and an underwater robot of his own design. Navigating greedy investors, impatient crewmembers, and a competing salvage team, Thompson finally located the wreck in 1989 and sailed into Norfolk with her recovered treasure: gold coins, bars, nuggets, and dust, plus steamer trunks filled with period clothes, newspapers, books, and journals. A great American adventure story, Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea is also a fascinating account of the science, technology, and engineering that opened Earth’s final frontier, providing “white-knuckle reading, as exciting as anything . . . in The Perfect Storm” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). “A complex, bittersweet history of two centuries of American entrepreneurship, linked by the mad quest for gold.” —Entertainment Weekly “A ripping true tale of danger and discovery at sea.” —The Washington Post “What a yarn! . . . If you sign on for the cruise, go in knowing that you’re going to miss meals and a lot of sleep.” —Newsweek
Download or read book Sunken Klondike Gold written by Leonard H. Delano and published by Delano Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 15, 1901, the 240-foot SS Islander hit an iceberg in Alaska's inside waters just twelve miles from Juneau. Gold worth $3 million was rumored to have been put aboard in Skagway. There was talk of a salvage operation, but for thirty-three years the passenger vessel lay out of reach in 350 feet of water. Accompanied by eight-five extraordinary photographs and illustrations, this is an insider's story of a two-year struggle to raise the "Islander," a record-breaking salvage that focused on a single prize - an elusive fortune in gold.
Download or read book America s Lost Treasure written by Tommy Thompson and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In more than 250 photographs, drawings, and illustrations, "America's Lost Treasure" chronicles the sinking and recovery of the "Central America", the subject of "The New York Times" bestseller "Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea".
Download or read book Lost Texas Treasure Sunken Ships Rawhide Maps and Buried Plunder written by W. Craig Gaines and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track pirate gold and misplaced riches across 168 counties in this comprehensive guide to the lost treasures of Texas. Countless fortunes have disappeared into the vast expanse of the Lone Star State. The history of the coast is cluttered with shipwrecks like that of the 1554 Spanish fleet. Even when pirates such as Jean Laffite managed to get their ill-gotten gains ashore, their loot vanished just as completely as if it had sunk beneath the waves. Entire mines, including the ventures of Jim Bowie and San Saba Presidio, have been reclaimed by the earth. The unmarked caches of bandits like Jesse James and Pancho Villa still bedevil the dreams of treasure seekers today. W. Craig Gaines reveals what has been lost, what has been found and what remains to be recovered.
Download or read book Sunken Treasure written by Gail Gibbons and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1990-03-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...Sunken Treasure! Today treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it's worth it!
Download or read book Lost Gold Buried Treasure written by Kevin D. Randle and published by M Evans & Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with maps and a directory, a guide to confirmed sites of treasure includes the most recent reports and history of lost fortunes from Nova Scotia to Southern Arizona to Peru. IP.
Download or read book Transactions written by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 19 and 22 contain a Catalogue of institute library, separately paged.
Download or read book Gold Gore Gehenna written by George A. Birmingham and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The General Grant s Gold written by Madelene Ferguson Allen and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of both the extraordinary shipwreck itself and the hoards of bounty hunters and adventurers that have ventured to find the General Grant's elusive cargo. This story is more remarkable than fiction; it is a tale of heroes and cads, heartbreak and loss, hope and despair, hunger and greed. As it has bewitched many in the past, so it will haunt you long after the last page is turned
Download or read book America s Greatest Treasure Ship written by Q. David Bowers and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Sunken Dreams written by Otto Gasser and published by Otto Gasser. This book was released on 2010-01-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who hasn't had a wild dream about finding treasure? Bobby Wright, Charter Boat Captain and expert Scuba diver, touched that dream, only to have it turn into a nightmare. Four divers find a chest of old gold coins in a sea cave, and everyone wants their share. Well, maybe some of them want part of someone else's share, too. They might have worked out their differences, but things swiftly become more complicated when word of the discovery reaches the family who originally lost the coins in a shipwreck. Intrigue and betrayal ensue as everyone fights for a share of the coins. As euphoria dissolves into disappointment and greed, the characters are forced to cope with their own personal shortcomings and motivations, but a few discover a different sort of treasure. The ending isn't what you'd expect.......or would you?
Download or read book An Anthology of Nineties Verse written by Alphonse James Albert Symons and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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