panda
The sunken gold
Salvage
Espionage, british
British Espionage
Germany, history, 20th century
Submarines (Ships)
British Naval operations
Treasure troves
Shipwrecks
World War, 1914-1918
History
On January 25, 1917, HMS Laurentic struck two German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. The ship was carrying 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States via Canada in order to finance the war effort for Britain and its allies. Britain desperately needed that sunken treasure, bu…
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