Sea explorers probing the depths of the English Channel have discovered what they say is a legendary British warship that sank in a fierce storm in 1744 with the loss of more than 900 men and possibly four tons of gold coins valued at $1 billion. The ship was examined and 41 bronze cannons visible on the sandy bottom, the team lifted at least two cannons according to nytimes.com it was reported that Mr. Stemm the leader of the recovery team said “I’m surprised we’ve been able to keep it under wraps for nine months,” Mr. Stemm said at the news conference, calling the shipwreck “a momentous discovery.” He oversaw the find as head of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. of Tampa, Fla., a publicly traded company that specializes in deep sea exploration and recovery. The ships sank In July 1744 it was a flagship and its fleet of warships were sent to rescue a Mediterranean convoy blockaded by a French fleet at Lisbon. The ships name was the HMS victory and it was also reported by nytimes.com that In the history of the Royal Navy, Victory was the last warship to be lost with a complete set of bronze cannons. Their high cost eventually prompted the British Admiralty to replace them with iron cannons. When i herd this i first thought about titanic because it first reminded me of when James Cameron was with his search party. searching for the late great titanic and they also recovered amazing artifacts that will make the titanics history live on and also to give us more clues on the building sailing and sinking of the titanic. i will keep you guys updated on this great and million dollar story.
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