Where are the Mercedes’ guns?

[Physics guy]

I just recently watched the National Geographic video The Battle for the Black Swan: https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/8b5c4f0c-996e-44ba-8879-ecf380f16e9c

The debris field imagery in the video shows the remains of the chests of silver reals scattered by the explosion. I didn‘t see anything that looked like a cannon. The Mecedes was a 36-gun frigate. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_Señora_de_las_Mercedes)

Because of their very large mass, the cannons shouldn‘t have been scattered further than the chests of reals. If the Black Swan debris field is the Mercedes I would have thought the center of the debris field would look more like this:

https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/02/12/16db4cb1-6cfb-40a6-88a6-251d7f14895f/thumbnail/1240x844/ac124bc2c516b174b664169051fa002c/ap18115786136851.jpg

This is the San Jose off of Colombia.
Spain said they found two cannons in the Black Swan debris field. So where are the other 34? Any thoughts?

 

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[Smithbrown]

Cartagena museum unveils two cannons from the La Mercedes warship

Cartagena Museum Unveils Two Cannons From The La Mercedes Warship Keep up with the Latest News In English Murcia Costa Calida Spain

murciatoday.com

 

[Physics guy]

Cartagena museum unveils two cannons from the La Mercedes warship

Cartagena Museum Unveils Two Cannons From The La Mercedes Warship Keep up with the Latest News In English Murcia Costa Calida Spain

murciatoday.com

Interesting. It looks like these two cannons were cargo and not part of the ship’s armament. So the number of “missing” guns might be 36 if the wreck is truly the Mercedes.

 

[Smithbrown]

I would guess at that date the ship cannons would be iron and not worth recovering.

 

[Physics guy]

Thanks! Glad I discovered TreasureNet.

Would iron cannons still be visible in the debris field or would they be too corroded to be recognizable? I don’t think they would have sunk completely into the seabed since the big clumps of reals were still sitting on top and silver is pretty dense.

I first got interested in shipwrecks as an investor. I was an Odyssey investor but luckily sold when their stock price doubled after they made their Black Swan announcement. So I made a nice profit and didn’t have a dog in the ensuing legal fight, but I followed the case out of curiosity. Luckily I didnt’t invest with Tommy Thompson (SS Central America) or GME (La Trinite). This last looks like a remake of the Black Swan drama, with the same cast (attorney James Goold), the same screenplay (“It’s a warship”), and the same ending (Hand it over.) Oh well. I still might be looking for a future investment though.

Glad to be aboard!

 

[marconi beach]

Thanks! Glad I discovered TreasureNet.

Would iron cannons still be visible in the debris field or would they be too corroded to be recognizable? I don’t think they would have sunk completely into the seabed since the big clumps of reals were still sitting on top and silver is pretty dense.

I first got interested in shipwrecks as an investor. I was an Odyssey investor but luckily sold when their stock price doubled after they made their Black Swan announcement. So I made a nice profit and didn’t have a dog in the ensuing legal fight, but I followed the case out of curiosity. Luckily I didnt’t invest with Tommy Thompson (SS Central America) or GME (La Trinite). This last looks like a remake of the Black Swan drama, with the same cast (attorney James Goold), the same screenplay (“It’s a warship”), and the same ending (Hand it over.) Oh well. I still might be looking for a future investment though.

Glad to be aboard!

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[Smithbrown]

Probably covered in crud. Depends on what the conditions are like.

 

[Physics guy]

Check out RMS Republic, owned outright by Marty Bayerle.

Thanks for the tip! Their current project looks intriguing; I wouldn’t have known about it otherwise.

Marty already has the eyepatch, he just needs a parrot!

 

[marconi beach]

Thanks for the tip! Their current project looks intriguing; I wouldn’t have known about it otherwise.

Marty already has the eyepatch, he just needs a parrot!

You're welcome, I will be designing exhibits and analyzing some of the artifacts.

 

[BennyV]

You're welcome, I will be designing exhibits and analyzing some of the artifacts.

I hope Marty finds it.

 

[marconi beach]

I hope Marty finds it.

the treasure awaits us!

 

[Physics guy]

You're welcome, I will be designing exhibits and analyzing some of the artifacts.

I’m in with a reservation via Wefunder. If you have any updates on the project that you can post on Tnet, that would be great!

 

[marconi beach]

I’m in with a reservation via Wefunder. If you have any updates on the project that you can post on Tnet, that would be great!

Have you been in touch with Marty?

 

[Physics guy]

Have you been in touch with Marty?

No. Apologies if I implied I knew Martin or was in contact with him. I really only invest small amounts in treasure-hunting projects, just so I can feel I’m part of the hunt (or in this case, the dig), rather than to make money, although that‘s always nice.

If you were to start a new thread that tracked the Republic project, that would be cool.

 

[marconi beach]

No. Apologies if I implied I knew Martin or was in contact with him. I really only invest small amounts in treasure-hunting projects, just so I can feel I’m part of the hunt (or in this case, the dig), rather than to make money, although that‘s always nice.

If you were to start a new thread that tracked the Republic project, that would be cool.

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[BennyV]

As soon as we mobilize I will


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When will the project start up again? Is it this summer or next?

 

[marconi beach]

When will the project start up again? Is it this summer or next?

Funding is looking good for this summer, say a prayer!

 

[marconi beach]

Funding is looking good for this summer, say a prayer!

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