1873 S Australia Gold Sovereign - NGC MS61 Shield Douro Shipwreck

Douro Shipwreck -- Shield

1873 S Australia Gold Sovereign

Certified NGC MS61

Douro Shipwreck
The 62nd voyage was her last as she foundered on the night of April 1st 1882 after a day's sailing from the Port of Lisbon on the final leg of the journey back to the UK. Although the ships 4th officer had spotted another vessel just 2 miles off at 8pm that evening he believed the two would harmlessly pass each other without incident, however this would turn out be a terrible error of judgement. At approximately 10:45 pm disaster struck as RMS Douro was hit on her starboard side by the Spanish steamer Yrurac Bat. The impact was so great that it left both ships crippled and doomed to a watery grave. It took around 30 mins for both ships to sink, however, despite much confusion and panic all but 6 of the RMS Douro's passengers were saved. The captain and first officer, true to the tradition, stayed on the bridge and went down with their ship, along with its precious cargo of Gold and Gems.

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