Merchant Royal Cornwall Wreck Discovery, Cornwall, England May 2007

The Merchant Royal was an English Naval vessel that sank in 1641 with 36 bronze canon and over 500,000 pieces of gold and silver bullion.



 

Cornwall and The Scilly Isles

 

King Charles I on the throne and one year before the English Civil War.

 

1641 parliament summary.

 

English Civil War 1642 - 1645.

 

Merchant Royal

http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/florida/flmdce/8:2007cv00614/197978/120/ Peru has filed a conditional claim to the Black Swan treasure.

2008.08.19: Peru Makes a Conditional Claim to the Black Swan Treasure; 2008.08.13: Seeking Alpha - Odyssey Marine Exploration; 2008.08.11: 2nd Quarter Operational Update; 2008.07 ...

Treasure hoard of 36 bronze canon and more than 500,000 pieces worth over £250 million / $500 million. With over 17 tonnes of mainly Silver Bullion.

... for its discovery and recovery of an estimated 500 million USD (253 million GBP) worth of silver and gold coins, from a shipwreck, is believed to be from the Merchant Royal. ...

The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society or the Shipwrecked Mariners for short, is a ... Kingdom and Ireland, whose purpose is to provide help to former merchant ...

The Shipwrecked Mariners' Society provides financial help to merchant seafarers, fishermen and their ... Shipwrecked Fisherman and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society Registered Charity ...

Deep-sea explorers said Friday they have mined what could be the richest shipwreck ... records indicate the coins might have come from the wreck of a 17th-century merchant ship ...

Stories about: Merchant Royal ... battle over a $500 million treasure of gold and silver coins from a shipwreck when they ...

Odyssey has said the wreck is not the Sussex, but wouldn't confirm or deny reports it is the Merchant Royal. "The 'Black Swan' bears characteristics of one shipwreck in particular ...

Regarding the Merchant Royal, Odyssey did not confirm or deny anything. "The 'Black Swan' bears characteristics of one shipwreck in particular, but some of the evidence gathered to ...

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