Shipwrecks & Lost Treasures of the Seven Seas

Merchant and warships bullions transports during WWII




A selected list of bullion transports
from Russia during World War II
 
from the PRO in London and compiled by Pascal Kainic
 




HMS Adventure06/08/19412 boxes of platinum
HMS Cheschire27/09/19413 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs)
HMS Cecilia04/10/19413 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs)
HMS Eagle05/10/19413 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs)
HMS Suffolk14/10/194110 tons of gold bullion
HMS Hawkins26/11/19413 parcels of diamonds (75 kgs) + £ 3M bullion
HMS Dauntless19/01/19421 parcels of diamonds + £ 3M bullion
HMS Cairo18/02/1942200 boxes of gold
HMS Ajax06/04/19422 parcels of diamonds
HMS Abdiel28/06/1942442 boxes of gold bars
HMS Georgetown20/08/194211 chests of valuables
 Narkomvneshtorg14/03/194210 tons of gold
HMS Menja24/03/194210 tons of gold
HMS Churchill09/04/194210 tons of gold
HMS Harvester25/03/194299 boxes of gold
HMS Somali18/05/194228 boxes of gold
Philadelphian16/07/1942Bullions
HMS Liverpool12/04/194221 tons of gold in 349 boxes
HMS Edimburgh29/04/19425½ tons of gold in 93 boxes
Alymbank28/06/19421539 boxes of bullions + 120 tons of silver
HMS Inglefield27/06/19421½ tons of gold in 28 boxes
HMS Intrepid07/07/1942500 gold sovereigns
HMS Pelican13/10/1943Bullions
HMS Jed15/10/194351 boxes of bullions
HMS Rother15/10/194351 boxes of bullions
HMS Everlade15/10/194351 boxes of bullions
HMS Wolwerine15/12/194363 boxes of bullions
HMS Arethuse23/12/1943643 gold bars (263/184 troy ounces)
HMS Bellwort14/01/194437 boxes of bullions
HMS Prince Robert02/02/194463 boxes of bullions
HMS Aberdeen04/04/194444 boxes of bullions
HMS Diadem10/04/194420.000 ounces of platinum
HMS Indomptable21/04/194420 tons of gold in bars
HMS Prince Robert22/05/194467 boxes of bullions + 3 chests of valuables
HMS Exe09/06/194470 boxes of bullions
Kilmartin12/06/194420 boxes of Polish gold
Sandwich12/06/194420 boxes of Polish gold
Leith12/06/194430 boxes of Polish gold
Khandalia04/03/194437 boxes of bullions 
Easten Prince15/07/1944125 boxes of bullions from Takoradi
Khandalia26 /09/ 194437 boxes of bullions
Cowslip04/03/1944130 boxes of bullions
Black Prince08/03/194410½ tons of bullions
St. Ninian08/03/194410½ tons of bullions
Kilmarton31/08/194420 boxes of Polish gold
Shirala13/06/194476 parcels of £ 460.716
Cotton21/06/194435 boxes of bullions
Gardiner21/06/194435 boxes of bullions
Flint Castle21/06/194440 boxes of bullions
Rushen Castle28/06/194440 boxes of bullions + 3 parcels of valuables
Karagola13/06/194473 parcels of £ 484.065
Lowesoft01/07/1944112 boxes of bullions
Kilvide02/07/194410 boxes of bullions
Odzani02/07/194430 boxes of bullions
Aire02/07/194430 boxes of bullions
Kutsaing12/07/194474 parcels of bullions
Kandhalia25/07/194471 parcels of bullions
Hadleigh Castle25/07/194410 boxes of bullions
Odzani10/08/194425 boxes of Polish gold
Aire10/08/194425 boxes of Polish gold
Ballinderry18/08/194430 boxes of Polish gold
Leith31 /08/ 194430 boxes of Polish gold
Inner18/08/194420 boxes of Polish gold
Kilmelford18/08/194420 boxes of Polish gold
HMS Foley27/06/194420 boxes of bullions
HMS Elmsdale25/04/1945447 boxes of gold
Kilmarnoch31/08/194420 boxes of Polish gold
Amaranthus31/08/194450 boxes of Polish gold
Hadleigh Castle31/08/194450 boxes of Polish gold
Amaranthus01/09/194420 boxes of Polish gold
Ascension01/09/194425 boxes of Polish gold
Goodall01/09/194425 boxes of Polish gold
Nairana12/09/194492 boxes of bullions + Valuables
Amaranthus31/08/194450 boxes of Polish gold
hadleigh Castle01/09/194420 boxes of Polish gold
Ascension01/09/194425 boxes of Polish gold
Goodall01/09/194425 boxes of Polish gold
Nairana12/09/194492 boxes of bullions + valuables
Prince Ruppert13/09/194440 boxes of bullions
HMS Ettrick13/09/194440 boxes of bullions
Thomas13/09/194424 boxes of bullions + 10 chests of valuables
Forest Hill13/09/194423 boxes of bullions + 9 chests of valuables
Morpeth Castle20/09/194420 boxes of bullions
Oxford Castle20/09/194420 boxes of bullions
Cotton20/09/194430 boxes of bullions
HMS Rotter24/09/194450 boxes of Polish gold
Kilmerfort28/09/194423 boxes of gold
Inner28/09/194424 boxes of gold
Enchantress10/10/194414 boxes of gold
Kilmarnoch10/10/194414 boxes of gold
Kilmartin10/10/194414 boxes of gold
Rajah26/10/19442 boxes of bullions (6 tons)
Tortola29/10/194428 boxes of gold
Bahamas29/10/194414 boxes of gold
Mauretania22/05/1945298 boxes of gold (£ 2.500.000)
Blankney10/10/1945144 boxes of gold (£ 1.000.000)
Maidstone10/10/1945450 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Newcastle24/11/1945432 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Trouncer28/11/1945433 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Enterprise31/12/1945434 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)
Unicorn31/12/1945432 boxes of gold (£ 3.000.000)




Comments (3)

1. TIM SHERRILL The 21 Feb. 2009 at 06:07

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WHERE DID THE SHIPS GO DOWN,WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE SHIPS,WERE THEY SUNK,.

2. Ralph Sharpe The 16 Mar. 2009 at 09:52

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Where did all those ships sink ?????????

3. Andy - a grandson of the Master of the Aire The 01 May. 2010 at 19:58

Mostly they didn't sink - at least during the documented voyages.
The Aire, for example, was still working into the 1960s.
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