HMS Phoenix 1882
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Phoenix | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1882 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | screw sloop | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Saint Lawrence | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Canada | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 7 km from land |
| Position | 46.4750, -61.9667 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Phoenix was a Doterel-class sloop launched in 1879. She was wrecked off Prince Edward Island, Canada on 12 September 1882.
Diving & visiting
Phoenix left Gaspé, Quebec on the morning of 12 September 1882 under the command of Commander Hubert Grenfell. In company with Northampton, she was on her way to Canso, Nova Scotia. The wind was a north-east gale and the sea was thick with rain squalls. As she approached East Point from the north-west, under short sail and in the dark, the distance to East Point Light was judged to be 4 or 5 miles. In fact, the distance was deceptive, and with the tidal stream carrying the ship towards East Point at as much as 6 knots (11 km/h), the ship was swept onto the East Point Reef in an approximate position of 46°28.5′N 61°58′W.
The water-tight doors were immediately closed, and all hands were summoned to save ship. The sailors worked calmly and without confusion.
Location
- Recorded position: 46.4750, -61.9667 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Saint Lawrence
- Nearest coast: Canada
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Phoenix (1879) (revision 1374841560), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; 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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