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Merchant Royal, also known as Royal Merchant, was a 17th-century English merchant ship that was lost at sea off Land's End in rough weather on 23 September 1641.On board were at least 100,000 pounds of gold (over US$1.5 billion in today's money), 400 bars of Mexican silver (another 1 million) and nearly 500,000 pieces of eight and other coins, making it one of the most valuable wrecks of all time. The Merchant Royal kept leaking after she and her sister-ship left Cadiz and, when the pumps broke down, she sank off Land's End in rough weather on 23 September 1641. Sept. 30, Lond[on].

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  • Il Merchant Royal, noto anche come Royal Merchant, era una nave mercantile inglese del XVII Secolo perduta in mare al largo di Land's End, Cornovaglia il 23 settembre 1641. A bordo si trovavano almeno 100.000 sterline in oro, 400 barre d'argento messicano e quasi 500.000 pezzi da otto e di altri tipi di monete, rendendolo uno dei relitti più importanti di tutti i tempi. (it)
  • Merchant Royal, also known as Royal Merchant, was a 17th-century English merchant ship that was lost at sea off Land's End in rough weather on 23 September 1641.On board were at least 100,000 pounds of gold (over US$1.5 billion in today's money), 400 bars of Mexican silver (another 1 million) and nearly 500,000 pieces of eight and other coins, making it one of the most valuable wrecks of all time. The Merchant Royal kept leaking after she and her sister-ship left Cadiz and, when the pumps broke down, she sank off Land's End in rough weather on 23 September 1641. Sept. 30, Lond[on]. (en)
  • De Merchant Royal, ook wel bekend als Royal Merchant, was een 17de-eeuws Engels koopvaardijschip dat verloren is gegaan op zee voor de kust van Land's End, Cornwall in ruw weer op 23 september 1641. De vracht bedroeg minstens 100.000 pond goud, 400 staven Mexicaans zilver en bijna 500.000 Spaanse matten en andere munten, waardoor het een van de meest waardevolle wrakken aller tijden is. (nl)
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