WWII History -1,000 Ounce Bar S. S. Gairsoppa Shipwreck 1,086.4 Oz Fine Silver
Marked asIngot number JZ0460, one of the 462. 999 fine ingots recovered from the wreck of the S. Gairsoppa circa 2012-13 by Odyssey Marine Exploration. [5][6] She joined the 8 knot convoy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, [7] but while in a heavy storm and running low on coal off the coast of neutral Ireland, Gairsoppa split off from the convoy and set course for Galway harbor at a reduced speed of 5 knots.