Lost piece of the Titanic resurfaces After 100 years

AN IMPORTANT piece of the Titanic that disappeared for 100 years and was thought lost forever has finally resurfaced.

And now, the artefact has gone on show to the public in Spain.

The bronze and silver plaque was originally given to the shipbuilder once the doomed vessel was completed. The 1.8 kilogram object is inscribed with the ship’s name and the words ‘Queen of the Ocean’, along with the date of the ship’s final voyage: April 10, 1912.

There is also a light inside that displays the image of the vessel, and it contains the original electrical wiring.

While it was given to Lord William James Pirrie, chairman of the shipbuilder that made the Titanic, it remains a mystery what happened to the plaque between 1912 and its rediscovery in 2003 by an art gallery owner.

Incredibly, the art dealer Leo Lorenzo Sancho and his collector grandfather initially didn’t realise the importance of the object they had snapped up from a British man those 12 years ago.

Mr Sancho had simply wanted it to “decorate his room”. However, when he asked the Titanic Foundation if they would be interested in displaying it at an exhibition at the Grenada Science Park called Titanic, the Reconstruction this year, they jumped at the chance.

It’s now the main attraction at the exhibition, which runs until January next year.

Mr Sancho has been offered a “significant amount” for the plaque, but has no plans to sell it yet.