Rare R.M.S NIAGARA Souvenir Bon Bon Dish Circa 1920-1940

RMS Niagara was launched on 17 August 1912 for the Union Steam Ship Company. She was nicknamed the Titanic of the Pacific, but after the sinking of the Titanic this was dropped in favour of Queen of the Pacific. At the start of World War II, RMS Niagara was in service with the Canadian-Australasian Line from Auckland, New Zealand, to Suva and Vancouver. On 19 June 1940 she had just left Auckland when, off Bream Head, Whangarei, she struck a mine laid by the German auxiliary cruiser Orion and sank in 121 meters of water. No lives were lost but a secret and large consignment of gold from the Bank of England was in the Niagara's strong room and this went down with the ship. The gold was payment from England to the United States, which had not yet entered the war, for munitions in the fight against Germany. A Melbourne company, United Propriety Salvage Ltd was promptly contracted to recover the gold, at the time it was one of the deepest salvage operations ever undertaken. This lovely little filigree BON BON DISH measures 4 1/8" x 4 1/8" and is in lovely condition for around 80 years of age.

Item ID: 4883

$113 USD

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