February 6, 2009
In 1747, the British warship, “HMS Victory” sank in the English Channel while returning to England with her full complement of 1150 sailors on board. No traces of the ship were found despite the efforts of centuries of treasure seekers. That is, until 2008, when deep sea explorers unearthed the remains of the vessel. Legend had it that the “Victory” sunk with four tons of gold on board and salvagers hope to locate that treasure. Just how much gold is in a ton? Given that the British ton is heavier than an American ton, they could be looking at as much as 2000 pounds of gold.
Two hundred and sixty-four years ago the famous British man-of-war, the HMS Victory, sunk in the English Channel. Only recently have deep-sea explorers found what they believe are the remains of that ship that lived on in legend despite its untimely demise.
It is believed that there were 4 tons of gold on board the ship when it was traveling through the English Channel all those years ago. And now there are very high hopes that this gold treasury will be recovered. That is a lot of gold. Just how much gold is in a ton? Well, that depends because a British ton actually weighs more than an American ton. But to give you a rough idea of how much gold it might be, we can tell you that if they are able to recover all of the gold, it will weigh at least 2000 pounds.
In addition to this, it is thought that a good amount of this gold (if not all of it) is in the form of gold coins. As you can imagine with records stating that the ship had this kind of cargo, many people have been looking for and hoping to find the ship for years now. The thought of