The HMS Royal Merchant is a famous shipwreck that appeared in Outer Banks. The ship was home to gold worth $400 million in today’s money.
History[]
The Royal Merchant is said to have been one of the most famous shipwrecks that happened in the 1800s. What makes the mystery of the Merchant so interesting is that of its treasures. A former slave known as Denmark Tanny was the ship's cook. He was the only one that survived the shipwreck, therefore he had the entire treasure to himself. After a few hundred years, no one knew where the gold was nor where it was hidden. In the present day about a year ago, Big John, John B's father, was set out trying to look for the gold. Unfortunately, he never came back and he disappeared. While the sheriffs pawned it off as a death, John B and his crew still believe that he is out there.
Season 1[]
John B and his crew manage to find a boat wreck after they meet with a person working inside a lighthouse. John B dives under and inside the boat is a compass. It is soon figured out that the compass was Big John's. After working with Sarah Cameron, he finds out about Denmark Tanny and the gold by translating an ancient letter he found at Chapel Hill. He and his gang soon end up finding the gold at an old lady's house. However, after they try to pawn off the gold, it is revealed that Ward Cameron was trying to look for the gold too. Ward then takes the gold for his own intentions and flys away to the Bahamas with it. At the end of the season, John B and Sarah head to the Bahamas to take back the treasure.
Notes[]
- The Royal Merchant is based off a real ship known as the Merchant Royal.
- The ship went down in 1829.[1]
References[]
- ↑ The Bonfire, 2x07