• The ship was travelling from Bombay to London, carrying ammunitions and currency notes
• The ship sank after being hit by a torpedo fired from a German U-boat in 1918
• Two notes to be auctioned in London were among the objects salvaged off the Irish coast

A ship travelling from Bombay to London, carrying wine, marmlade and ammunition, sank in 1918 after being hit by a torpedo from a German U-boat.

Among the survivors were two Indian banknotes.

The two 10-rupee banknotes that had taken a dip in the sea in 1918, off the Irish coast, will now make a splash at an auction in London next Wednesday (