Secrets of RMS Niagara david rainsbury A fantastic book for modellers

A fantastic book for modellers and ship enthusiasts alike

the Nicholson Waterways Guides have been an essential resource for journeys along Britain’s canals and rivers

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In the century from 1893

The accuracy of some charted depths can be trusted entirely while others should be treated with caution

Secrets of RMS Niagara david rainsbury A fantastic book for modellersAt the outbreak of World War Two, the Bank of England was shipping gold to America to purchase arms and munitions. In June 1940, RMS Niagara was secretly carrying 8 tons of British gold when it hit a German mine and sank off New Zealand. The Royal Navy declared salvage was impossible because the water was too deep, so the desperate Bank of England offered the job to a retired sea captain, John Williams. Within weeks, Williams hired a deep sea diver,