Images illustrate an early 20th century view of the RMS “Republic” afloat, as well as the ship in its resting place on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Images courtesy of Lords of Fortune LLC.
Treasure salvors Lords of Fortune have launched Abundantia Limited Partnership to market treasure from the 1909 shipwreck R.M.S. Republic.
Built in 1903 by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the luxury ocean liner was the flagship of the White Star Line’s Boston–European service.
The R.M.S. Republic sank Jan. 24, 1909, after a collision in dense fog with the S.S. Florida off the coast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
The Lords of Fortune company has identified two cargoes — a $25 million Tsarist gold shipment and an $800,000 U.S. Navy shipment, both 1909 face values when gold was $20.67 per ounce.
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