HMS Victory ShipWreck Found: Reportedly Carrying $1 Billion in Gold Coins

[Dublinup10]

@zzztubazzz, ever think that the hms victory sank in water too deep for a human to dive on? Think before you post dumbass

[zzztubazzz]

i don't even know why they use the robot just dive down, what a stupid ass people

[johnshipbuilder]

You can see the true time discovery of this HMS Victory in the Discovery Channel's Treasure Quest! It is a very facinating watch.Now,as far as Ad.Neson's HMS Victory goes,absolutely no disrepect meant here,at the battle of Trafalger,the great HMS Victory was nearly sunk and had to be towed back! I'm presently building the model of this ship,and as a amatuer ship historian,I do want to learn the history of the model ships I build!

[meehol1]

There were 5 or 6 Victorys. This one sank in 1744. The one in dry dock No 2 in Portsmouth was launched in 1765.

[777dingo]

Wow that is an awesome robotic deep sea treasure hunting machine, it must have cost alot to buy it, but it must have paid for itself many times over in treasure finds.

[Wesleyfromindy2]

Yes, this isn't the same as the much more famous Victory still docked in Portsmouth. As Arizsun says, navies use some names alot. E.g., the US carrier USS Oriskany was the third ship to have that name, named after a revolutionary battle.

[jordanbizzell]

there were to hms victories, the first was a monster, too big and unstirdy with many more guns than nelsons victory, it sunk, the second victory was a beast of a warship, and so thats why it is still here today,m because it sunk all of its opposition.

[AliasUndercover]

A billion? No wonder it sank...

[SR71ABCD]

There are ships, the same as the HMS Victory or the Victory must of got rid of the cannons that never worked just to make it look like the Victory has sunk! Even when I watched the Discovery channel of Tresure quest I didn't belive that the Victory has sunk which I saw at RNS/HMS Nelson. Still the rudder from the ship confirms that the ship belongs to the Victory how is that possible?

[panam77]

gold is amazing, in the sea for hundreds of years and looking great... it truly is the ultimate store of wealth. oh yeah and i agree completely, screw the Spanish!

[vengeansis]

what the hell! the fucking ship never sunk! it's at the fucking Portsmouth Shipyard still in service with captain and sailors! haw can Discovery channel and those guys made that mistake?

[Arizsun]

This HMS Victory was the predecessor to Nelson's HMS Victory, which is just fine in dry dock at Portsmouth. This one sank in 1744 whereas the current one was launched in 1763.

Navies reuse names, particularly distinguished ones. For example, the Royal Navy's new carrier will be HMS Prince of Wales, the same name as the battleship, which itself was only one in a long list of ships with that name, that was with HMS Hood when Hood was sunk by Bismark.

[Catalina65389]

@vengeansis foot in your mouth? The Japanese said that same thing during WWII after the USS Hornet CV8 sank, and here came the USS Hornet CV12 not long after.

[spillbait69]

it is a millitary wreck everything belongs to britain

[Dutton118]

erm......HMS Victory, as in Lord Nelson never sank...

[scorchdestroya]

actualy this hms victory was sunk in 1744 and nelsons victory was LAUNCHED in 1763

[chunkyskids93]

rule britannia

[blaisejones]

screw the Spanish.

[Kentpaul1986]

If it is in Brittish waters they cannot take any of the gold i think.

[Calaloo94]

who gets to keep the loot?

[seadog1988]

arr gold now weres the rum

[BayonetWarFilms]

Super! Thanks for posting this current news!