There are thousands of shipwrecks off the South African Coast, including treasures these vessels carried when they floundered, lying on the ocean floor. Some of these old sailing ships when found, have been an archaeological feast, as in the case of the Sacramento, but the Grovenor is one of those famous wrecks, well known because of its bullion cargo. Its remains along the Pondoland coast have also been located, but her wealth in the form of gold and diamonds, which she purportedly carried, still eludes even the most knowledgeable treasure hunters.
Quote: "The Grosvenor is considered to be the richest British East Indiaman ship ever lost. It wrecked on a reef August 4th, 1782, broke apart and sank on a deserted coast known as Pondoland, north of Port St. John, about 700 miles northeast of Cape Town, South Africa.
The loss included 2,600,000 gold Pagoda coins (weight unknown), 1,400 gold ingots (weight unknown), nineteen chests of diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires and an extremely valuable jewel encrusted gold peacock throne from India.
Many have tried to find the treasure, and the ship is claimed to have been found, on a very inhospitable part of the coast. But the treasure is still to be located".
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