SS Minden
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Minden |
| Out of service | 1939 |
| Fate | Scuttled by crew in 1939 |
Minden was a German cargo ship, scuttled by her crew near Iceland in 1939.
1939
The Minden was en route from Rio de Janeiro to Germany with valuables (est. 4 tons of gold) from Banco Germanico[1] (branch of Dresdner Bank). Ship was positioned between Iceland and the Faroe Islands on September 24, 1939, when two British cruisers (HMS Calypso and HMS Dunedin) came by. The commanders in Berlin had ordered the captain to sink their ship with all of cargo if such a situation occurred.[2]
2017
Shipwreck site was discovered in 2017 by British researchers on Seabed Constructor[3] support ship. Research was halted by Iceland government.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ es:Banco Germánico de la América del Sur[better source needed]
- ^ Kitching, Chris (23 July 2017). "British crew find chest that could contain £100million worth of Nazi gold". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ http://www.marinetraffic.com/ru/ais/details/ships/257224000
- ^ Elliott, Alëx (10 April 2017). "Mysterious Research on Mysterious Wreck Mysteriously Halted". Iceland Review. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "German shipwreck Minden's cargo partly owned by Brits". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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