This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms firebrand, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 53.32 N,6 21.261 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)

 

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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.

 

1. Annie f conlon
2. Antonios
3. Ardencraig
4. Beechpark
5. Briardene (possibly)
6. Brigit
7. Brinkburn
8. Brodfield
9. Cadeby (probably)
10. Camiola (possibly)
11. Castleford
12. Charles maureaur
13. Cita
14. Delaware
15. Douro
16. Earl of arran
17. Earl of lonsdale
18. Enfant de bretagne
19. Erick rickmers
20. Falkland
21. Forester
22. General roberts (possibly)
23. Hathor
24. Headlands (possibly)
25. Heathmore
26. Hms association
27. Hms blazer
28. Hms colossus
29. Hms decoy (probably)
30. Hms eagle (probably)
31. Hms firebrand
32. Hms pincher
33. Hms romney (possibly)
34. Hollandia
35. Horsa
36. Indian city (possibly)
37. Italia
38. Jean gougy
39. Lady charlotte
40. Little western
41. Magdeleine
42. Mando
43. Mar cor (possibly)
44. Minnehaha
45. Padstow (possibly)
46. Plympton
47. Poleire
48. Prinses maria
49. Rachel harvey
50. Richard davey
51. River lune
52. San bartholomeo (possibly)
53. Schiller
54. Seapoint (possibly)
55. Serica (possibly)
56. Setiembre (part of)
57. St vincent (possibly)
58. Sussex
59. Thames
60. Thomas w lawson
61. Toledo (possibly)
62. Tralee trader
63. U 1208 (possibly)
64. U 681 (possibly)
65. Uc 19 (probably)
66. Venus des isles (pz269)
67. Zelda

 

Name: HMS FIREBRAND

Length 28.3 meter, width: 7.9 meter, tonnage 268 ton

Cause: built 1694, was part of fleet under command of sir cloudesley shovel, which was run ashore at the scillies. captain and 22 of crew were saved. (isles of scilly museum publication no.3).

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1981, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: 22.9.81 22.9.81 BELL, DATED 1692 & THOUGHT TO BE FROM HMS FIREBRAND, REPD TO HAVE BEEN RECOVERED. POSN NOT REVEALED. (RECEIVER OF WRECK, SCILLIES, TELECON). POSN 495330N, 062130W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY. 14.9.82 14.9.82 REPD TO HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN SMITH SOUND. FINDS INCLUDE WOODEN 'NOCTURNE' [AN INSTRUMENT FOR CALCULATING TIME AT NIGHT], A BELL, CARVED CHERUBS, GUNS & ANCHORS. (NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 3.8.82).. HH100/351/19 18.2.03 HH100/351/19 18.2.03 WK NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS YET, OWNED BY MOD. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 16.2.03) NCA. HH100/351/21 29.7.04 HH100/351/21 29.7.04 LOCATED IN 4953.320N, 0621.261W [WGD] USING DGPS & MAGNETOMETER. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 12.7.04) NCA, EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 53.32 N,6 21.261 W

 

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