HMS Fowey
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Fowey | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Straits of Florida | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 21 km from land |
| Position | 25.4830, -80.1318 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Fowey was a fifth-rate warship of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 August 1744 in Hull, England. She spent only four years in commission before she struck a reef and sank in what is known today as Legare Anchorage in Biscayne National Park, off the coast of Florida. She was armed with six, nine, and eighteen pounder guns and crewed by more than 200 men.
Diving & visiting
Two hundred and twenty-seven years would pass before the remains of the Fowey would be identified in 1975 by archaeologist George Fischer of the National Park Service. For many years, those searching for the wreck site had been distracted by the named obstacle, Fowey Rocks, which lie some distance to the north. However, from work commenced in the United Kingdom, by Major Paul Payne, who held an artefact from the original crew, navigational data became available, from which Mr Fischer narrowed the search.
Location
- Recorded position: 25.4830, -80.1318 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Straits of Florida
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Fowey (1744) (revision 1375272964), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Discovery and Litigation”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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