File:StateLibQld 1 141467 Egypt (ship).jpg
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English: 7,912 GRT liner SS Egypt, built 1897 by Caird & Co for P&O. In 1922 in fog in the English Channel she collided with the cargo vessel Seine and sank, killing 86 people. Her strong room contained more than £1 million in silver bullion and gold sovereigns. In the 1930s an Italian salvage company used explosives and a diver to open the strong room and recover most of the silver and gold. |
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current | 21:35, 5 March 2011 | 1,000 × 543 (51 KB) | SLQbot (talk | contribs) | =={{int:filedesc}}== {{Information |description={{en|1=Egypt (ship) 'Egypt' collided with a cargo vessel in fog on 10th May, 1922. She went down with the loss of 86 lives as well as a valuable cargo of gold and silver. She was regarded as being beyond rea |
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