HMS Victory 'set to be recovered' from seabed

[Jimbuna]

Well personally I'd laugh if there is little or no gold aboard.


The remains of a 300-year-old warship are to be raised from the sea bed, according to reports.
The wreck of HMS Victory, a predecessor of Nelson's famous flagship, was found near the Channel Islands in 2008.
The British warship, which went down in a storm in 1744 killing more than 1,000 sailors, could contain gold coins worth an estimated £500m.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16671444

[Sailor Steve]

Well personally I'd laugh if there is little or no gold aboard.
I won't. Well, maybe a little. If they raise the metal parts, that's cool, but if they can bring up the whole ship (which I doubt) I'll cheer. :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

As far as I can ascertain, anything of historical significance (cannons etc) will go on display in British museums and anything of monetary value (gold etc) will go to the salvage company.

I know which I'd rather have given the choice :DL

[Herr-Berbunch]

could contain gold coins worth an estimated £500m.

Maybe that could hasten a carrier for us!!! And buy a second-hand Harrier to use on it. :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Maybe that could hasten a carrier for us!!! And buy a second-hand Harrier to use on it. :hmmm:

Afraid not, the salvage company have first dibs.

[Sailor Steve]

As far as I can ascertain, anything of historical significance (cannons etc) will go on display in British museums and anything of monetary value (gold etc) will go to the salvage company.

I know which I'd rather have given the choice :DL
None if is going to me, so I'll take what I can get on the museum front. Of course my chances of ever getting there to see it are parked at the corner of Slim and None, but there are always pictures to look at. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

None if is going to me, so I'll take what I can get on the museum front. Of course my chances of ever getting there to see it are parked at the corner of Slim and None, but there are always pictures to look at. :yep:

Off Topic...You never PM me for a chat :DL

[Sailor Steve]

Off Topic...You never PM me for a chat :DL
I'm available all the time. I just figured that if you wanted to talk you'd get on Skype and I'd see it, like before. :sunny:

I thought that maybe you were tired of talking to me. :cry:

[CaptainMattJ.]

thatsssssss a niceeeee chest o gold you got there. itd be ssssssssssshame if something were to happen to it.

Yo ho Yo Ho A pirates life for me :arrgh!:

[TLAM Strike]

As far as I can ascertain, anything of historical significance (cannons etc) will go on display in British museums... Cannons to the Museums? Naw they will stick them on the HMS Queen Elizabeth since she lacks any form of main battery as of yet! :O:

[Jimbuna]

I'm available all the time. I just figured that if you wanted to talk you'd get on Skype and I'd see it, like before. :sunny:

I thought that maybe you were tired of talking to me. :cry:

No way.....I'll change my settings on computer boot up :sunny:

Cannons to the Museums? Naw they will stick them on the HMS Queen Elizabeth since she lacks any form of main battery as of yet! :O:

You can add any other form of anything atm for that matter :DL

[Catfish]

Cannons to the Museums? Naw they will stick them on the HMS Queen Elizabeth since she lacks any form of main battery as of yet! :O:

:rotfl2:

Be careful, our U-boats might then mistake the silhouette with the other Queen Elisabeth, and sink it as an armed troop ship.

Greetings,
Catfish

[Buddahaid]

It's only fair if the artifacts go to a Greek museum.