Winter Talk 1: Historic Diving Society - HMS Edinburgh's Gold

EVENT INFORMATION

Winter Talk 1

by Mike O'Meara - Historic Diving Society

Date: 18th January 2026
Location: O Sole Mio, Port Solent
Time: Arrive by 10.45 (Talk Commences 11am) 

Mike O'Meara is a former Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Chairman of the Historic Diving Society based in Gosport. The Society has a museum in Stokes Bay which is due to re-open after extensive renovations. Mike will present stories from the archives of the Diving Museum, Gosport.

This includes the remarkable history of the 1981 salvage operation to recover 465 gold bars from the wreck of HMS EDINBURGH. Sunk by a U Boat in 1942 HMS EDINBURGH lay 800 feet down in the freezing waters off Murmansk, her cargo of wartime gold mixed with unexploded munitions and locked behind 4 inch thick armour plates.

Programme

Lunch (optional)

2 course set roast menu £24 each

Please Note - Lunch reservations will close on 9th January

Main: Choice of Beef, Pork or Chicken

Dessert: Choice of Tiramisu, Profiteroles or Cheesecake

Alternatively you can order from the restaurant  A La Carte Menu - see registration form for more details

Registration: Please register for the talk even if you are not having food or ordering from the A La Carte Menu.