United Kingdom - Shipwreck

[wirral]

I live a stones throw from the Liverpool Maratime Museum and was hoping somebody on this forum could help me to look for some potential shipwreck targets to research, hopefully with valuable cargo lol.

 

[allen_idaho]

If you want, you could look into the Batavier V. While looking into it, I came across a plan to salvage the ship shortly after it was sunk, but I couldn't find any information about whether it actually was or not. Here are the vital stats, if you are interested:
NAME: Batavier V
FLAG: Dutch
DATE: May 16, 1916
LOCATION: Outer Gabbard Shoal - 30 Miles East of Harwich (approximately 51.58N, 01.58E)
ROUTE: London - Rotterdam
CAUSE: Sunk by mine from German Sub UC-6
BUILT: 1902 - Gourlay Bros. & Co., Dundee
Owner: Wm. H. Muller & Co., Algemeene Scheepv. Mij, Rotterdam
TONNAGE: 1,562 Tons
CARGO: 14 Cases of Gold ($70,000 value at time of loss)
NOTE: The ship was previously captured as a prize in 1915 by German Sub U-28 but later returned by a prize court. There were plans to salvage the vessel shortly after loss.

 

[Mackaydon]

wirral,
Welcome to Treasure Net !!
If you live that close to the LMM, why not ask the Historian there your question?
Don.....

 

[Batavia]

If you want, you could look into the Batavier V. While looking into it, I came across a plan to salvage the ship shortly after it was sunk, but I couldn't find any information about whether it actually was or not. Here are the vital stats, if you are interested:
NAME: Batavier V
FLAG: Dutch
DATE: May 16, 1916
LOCATION: Outer Gabbard Shoal - 30 Miles East of Harwich (approximately 51.58N, 01.58E)
ROUTE: London - Rotterdam
CAUSE: Sunk by mine from German Sub UC-6
BUILT: 1902 - Gourlay Bros. & Co., Dundee
Owner: Wm. H. Muller & Co., Algemeene Scheepv. Mij, Rotterdam
TONNAGE: 1,562 Tons
CARGO: 14 Cases of Gold ($70,000 value at time of loss)
NOTE: The ship was previously captured as a prize in 1915 by German Sub U-28 but later returned by a prize court. There were plans to salvage the vessel shortly after loss.

All was salvaged afterwards... !

I just made you save a lot of money not to go further on this wreck story...
The Batavier V : Lost gold in cold water

 

[allen_idaho]

I thought that might be the case. Thanks for the link.