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Old 02-15-09, 03:39 PM   #10
Torplexed
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Originally Posted by iambecomelife
Right; I read that the "John Barry" was sailing alone when she was torpedoed in 1944. She was carrying literally tons of silver - much of which is still waiting to be salvaged:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_John_Barry
Interesting read. Sounds like they should have been hauling all this payroll silver around in a Brinks armored ship.
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