This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms eagle (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 52.236 N,6 26.537 W (49.870600, -6.442283)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: HMS EAGLE (PROBABLY)

Length 46.3 meter, width: 12.5 meter, tonnage 1053 ton

Cause: foundered on rocks due to navigational error. was part of fleet of 15 ships of the line, 5 frigates and 1 yacht under the command of sir cloudesley shovel, returning from seige of toulon.

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1970, last detected: 1975

Details measurements/cartography: 5.10.70 POSN 495200N, 062630W [OGB]. BELIEVED TO BE SITE OF WK OF HMS ROMNEY. CANNON, ANCHORS AND CANNON BALLS FOUND BY LOCAL DIVERS ON SEABED DURING 1969. (ST ATHAN SUB AQUA CLUB, 19.6.70). NCA. H2568/71 14.11.73 STRUCK CREBINICKS. WK FOUND BY DIVERS IN 1969. BELL RECOVERED. LIES IN 120FT. ONLY ANCHORS AND CANNON VISIBLE. AREA FULLY EXAMINED BUT NOTHING FOUND USING E/S. (HMS HECATE, ROS DTD 16.7.73). H2529 20.3.75 INS RESTRICTED AREA, RADIUS 200MTRS, CENTRED ON 495212N, 062629W [OGB], WITH LEGEND. BR STD. H1280/76 29.1.76 ALL TRACE OF WOOD HAS LONG SINCE GONE. ALL THAT REMAINS ON THE SITE ARE NUMEROUS IRON CANNON, ANCHORS, CANNON BALLS AND SMALLER ARTEFACTS AMONG THE ROCKS. THE MAJORITY OF THE LATTER LIE IN A GULLY ON THE E SIDE OF TEARING LEDGE AND RUNNING N/S, DEPTH BEING 120FT IN N, 70FT IN S. A FEW ARTIFACTS LIE ON S SIDE OF THE LEDGE IN 90 TO 120FT. THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE SITE OF WK OF HMS EAGLE, SUNK 1707. 62 CANNON HAVE NOW BEEN FOUND ON SITE. EAGLE WAS A 70 GUNS SHIP, ROMNEY ONLY HAD 48 GUNS. EAGLE'S CAPTAIN WAS ROBERT HANCOCK. (RAF HONNINGTON, SAC EXPEDITION REPORT 1, 15.8.75). H1325/79 16.3.81 EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS WRECK OF THE EAGLE AND NOT THE ROMNEY IS OVERWHELMING. (THE SCILLONIAN, NO. 211, SUMMER 1980). 28.6.01 EUT POSN: 4952.236N, 0626.537W. NE 34. SEP 2019/000100083 9.5.19 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY 2019. Protected by the WRECKS ACT 1973. NFS. (SEP 2019000100268). NCA
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 52.236 N,6 26.537 W

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