$4,000,000 in Gold, vacinity of Hell Gate

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[Megalodon]

A bit bleary eyed, but is that 4K or 4M? Depends on whether it is a period or comma...
I thought only officers were paid in gold. The location seems very specific.

All out of Pottstown stories?

Best wishes for 2020 to you!

 

[Darren in NC]

This is the HMS Hussar. The East River was blown to bits to open up the Hell Gate passageway in 1876. There's not much hell left in the gate.

 

[Magoopeter]

 

[Honest Samuel]

There is a lot of Hell on Earth.

 

[njcommercialdiver]

the currents there are vicious and the boat traffic is nuts at times

 

[Darren in NC]

If interested, read the detailed story of Simon Lake's quest for the Hussar...begins on page 27

https://books.google.com/books?id=6MhGAQAAMAAJ

 

[njcommercialdiver]

Simon lake actually built a submarine that he was gonna use to salvage the Hussar. i have a framed stock certificate from the "Simon Lake Torpedo Boat Company"

 

[Boatlode]

You can see Pot Rock in the middle of the mouth of the East River on this chart.

 

[Darren in NC]

Nice chart, BL. To be clear, she was damaged on Pot Rock, but she foundered in Brother's Bay.

 

[KANACKI]

Here is a 1852 newspaper story that originated from the New York herald.



Here is a plan of the ship. She was the same design as HMS Mermaid.



Kanacki

 

[whydahdiver]

I dove the supposed site with Rob McClung of Whydah fame and another buddy next to Riker's Island. We didn't find anything and the visibility and currents are very nasty.


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