Shipwrecks
HMS Victory of 1744
Sank 1744 · English Channel
FoundThe prize. Four tons of lost gold
Where. English Channel
Status. Found
Where. English Channel
Status. Found
The account
The flagship Victory sank in a storm in 1744 with a thousand men and a rumored four tons of gold aboard, and her wreck was found scattered across the Channel floor in 2008.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at English Channel; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: Four tons of lost gold.
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