The Steamer S.S. Egypt Sinks Off The Brittany Coast Carrying $8 Million In Gold May 20, 1922

by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr

Overview

S.S. Egypt, was a steamer liner owned by Peninsular & Orient. Around dinnertime on May 20, 1922 she was run into by the French ship Seine. Egypt sank off the coast of Brittany, with 1,089 bars of gold, 1,229 bars of silver and $830,000 in gold coins on board. The collision of ships occurred near Cape Finisterre, Spain. Egypt sank to the bottom near the French island Ushant. It is located in the southwestern end of the English channel.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164066499
Publisher:	Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Publication date:	05/04/2020
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	121 KB

About the Author

I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to write
ebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.