Shipwrecks
The General Grant
Wrecked 1866 ยท Auckland Islands, subantarctic New Zealand
Never foundThe prize. Gold aboard, and likely more than the manifest admitted
Where. Auckland Islands, subantarctic New Zealand
Status. Never found
Where. Auckland Islands, subantarctic New Zealand
Status. Never found
The account
A ship eaten by an island. The General Grant drifted becalmed into a cavern and the swell beat her under; ten survivors lived eighteen months on seal meat to tell it. A dozen expeditions have braved the cliffs since. The cave has never been conclusively found again.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Auckland Islands, subantarctic New Zealand; 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: Gold aboard, and likely more than the manifest admitted.
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