‘Ship of Gold’ Bell Donated to Naval Academy
Jun 10, 2022
2 minutes
(All images courtesy California Gold Marketing Group.)
The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., has received an important piece of American and naval history, the bell from the , the legendary “Ship of Gold” that was led by Commander William Lewis Herndon (1813-1857). The famous ship sank in 1857 while carrying 578 passengers and crewmembers and a king’s ransom of
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