1 oz Silver Round - SS Gairsoppa
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Round Highlights:
- Contains 1 oz .999 fine Silver.
- Round comes in protective packaging. Multiples of 20 rounds come in a tube.
- Obverse: Features a seal certifying its authenticity and purity.
- Reverse: Features an image of the S.S. Gairsoppa as well as date the Gairsoppa went down in the Atlantic waters to rest.
This piece of history has been given a new life in the form of a 1 oz Silver round. Add this 1 oz Silver SS Gairsoppa round to your cart today!
The Story:
On January 31, 1941, during World War II, the S.S. Gairsoppa left the shores of Calcutta, India with 7,000 tons of diverse medium and high-value cargo that included general cargo, tea, pig iron, and a substantial amount of Silver. The Gairsoppa was headed to Liverpool, UK with convoy SL-64 to restock supplies that had been depleted from the war. Though convoy SL-64 was intended to join up with convoy HG-63 along with two warships for escort, convoy HG-63 was attacked by U-boat U-37, and the Gairsoppa along with convoy SL-64 were forced to sail the dangerous waters of the Atlantic without protection.
Due to high winds and large ocean swells, the Gairsoppa was forced to reduce her speed as the weight of the cargo made it difficult to navigate such treacherous waters. By February 14, 1941, the weather worsened enough that the Gairsoppa’s coal supply was running low, forcing her to leave the convoy and head for Galway Ireland to refuel.
On February 17, 1941 the U-boat U-101 captained by Captain Ernst Mengersen fired four torpedoes at the Gairsoppa hitting one of the holds. The force of the torpedo took out the foremast causing it to crash on the wireless antennae cutting the ship off from any communication. The damage to the Gairsoppa’s hold quickly submerged the vessel into the icy waters of the North Atlantic Sea.
There at the sea bed, the Gairsoppa rested until 2010 when the United Kingdom Government Department of Transport gave permission to Odyssey allowing them excavate the salvaged cargo. It took Odyssey two years before they could locate and recover the first of the Silver bars on July 18, 2012. They were able to recover 1,218 Silver bars, roughly 48 tons. Then on July 22, 2013, they recovered another 1,574 Silver bars, more than 61 tons. With both operations combined, the Odyssey has recovered approximately 110 tons of Silver, which is 99% of the insured Silver that was documented to be aboard the Gairsoppa.
Today, the Sunshine Mint has been commissioned to take the precious Silver that was excavated from the Gairsoppa and turn it into 10 troy ounce bars and 1 troy ounce rounds.
Posted By:Schmevel
From:MI
Date:Jan 26, 2015
Posted By:Zach
From:Salt Lake City, Utah
Date:Jan 24, 2015
Posted By:Mike
From:Jacksonville, NC
Date:Jan 19, 2015
I always wanted to buy Shipwreck Silver. Last year, after watching a cable channel Documentary of the Gairsoppa Silver Recovery by the Odyssey and the subsequent laying of a stainless steel disc on the Gairsoppa's deck in memorial of its dead crewmen, I became interested in what would eventually happen to the recovered silver. Well, it's here and it's available in 1oz Rounds and 10oz Bars!!! This silver spent more than 70 years nearly 3 miles deep in the frigid North Atlantic! Recovery of this silver was a technological feat itself! Enough said...Buy Gairsoppa Silver!!!
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