Category Archives: Shipwrecks and Marine Archaeology
HMS Quebec vs Surveillante
On occasion combat at sea during the Age of Sail could be a display of sailhandling virtuosity, or a tour de force of surprise, which caused the enemy to strike with little bloodshed. More often than not, however, ship to … Continue reading
The Wrecks of HMS St. George and HMS Defence
Below we discuss the horrendous losses inflicted upon the British Navy by the storm that raged across the North Sea at Christmas 1811. In the course of writing it we stumbled onto some interesting resources and were afraid they would … Continue reading
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USS Vixen and HMS Southampton
On the morning of October 22, 1812 the USS Vixen, a brig armed with twelve 18-pound carronades, departed its base at St Mary’s, Georgia, for a 30-day cruise raiding British commerce in the Caribbean. Vixen was commanded by 32 year … Continue reading
The Wreck of the HMS Swift
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The Loss of HMS Victory
On October 4, 1744 a British fleet led by HMS Victory carrying the flag of Admiral John Balchen encountered a ferocious storm in the Western Approaches of the English Channel. The fleet was dispersed with all ships arriving in port … Continue reading
The Wreck of the HMS Colossus
The 74-gun ship of the line, HMS Colossus is a textbook case of how during the Age of Sail a captain could do everything exactly right and still end up with a shipwreck. Colossus was bound home in December 1798 … Continue reading
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