:Shipwrecks of Plymouth Sound: Details (63cm x 43cm.)
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Extracts by Neil Mawdsley Throughout history privateers such as Francis Drake have escorted partly wrecked prizes into Plymouth Sound. They were often laden with great treasures. 1603 The French Prize ship Lavinia was captured and later ran aground on Drakes Island. 1811 HMS Amethyst Torn from her mooring in a violent storm the Amethyst became yet another victim of the dreaded Mountbattan reef. Although close to land all of 300 lives were lost.. Di Catherina Von Flensberg 1782 Dived on by Prince Charles in the 1980’s The wreck is deep in an underwater canyon. The ships bell was stumbled over at the foot of a cliff in 1974. Many hides were recovered from the wreck and sold in the form of key fobs etc. Diver John Row gave me a slave ring from this wreck.
1691 HMS Coronation and HMS Harwich lost 900 men just outside Plymouth Sound. Admiral Russel fearing the onset of a southerly gale on this lee shore, ran for cover in Plymouth Sound. A sudden storm arose and many ships collided as they ran for shelter. HMS Amphion 1796 A farewell party was well under way for the crew and their families. The Amphion was sailing on the morning tide. Below deck gunpowder was accidentally set alight. The ship violently exploded. More than 300 people were aboard. Only one child, the captain and 10 other people survived. Eclipse 1812 Mt Edgcumbe Washington 1799 Hiawatha 1861 And many many more wreck details on the map…..
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