HMS Schiedam 1684
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Schiedam | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1684 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | fluyt | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | English Channel | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | England | official dataset |
| Position | 50.0394, -5.2743 | Historic England Protected Wreck Sites, listed latitude/longitude (OGL v3) |
| Protected Wreck | List entry 1000049 | Historic England |
| Designated | 1982-01-19 | Historic England |
| Restricted area | 1.77 ha | Historic England |
| Grid reference | SW 65643 20616 | Historic England |
About the wreck
HMS Schiedam was a Dutch East India fluyt. Captured twice, once by pirates, the ship wrecked off Gunwalloe Cove in 1684. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
Diving & visiting
This is a designated Protected Wreck under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. Under the Act, diving on or otherwise interfering with the wreck inside its restricted area requires a licence; see the Historic England list entry for details.
While carrying naval workmen and their families, horses and cannon, she was lost off Gunwalloe Cove on her return to England on 4 April 1684.
The wreck was discovered on 10 July 1971 by Anthony Randall who, as the original licensee, undertook archaeological work on the site between 1971 and 1995. Over 150 artifacts have been recovered from the site, some of which are on display at the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre.
Location
- Recorded position: 50.0394, -5.2743 (Historic England Protected Wreck Sites, listed latitude/longitude (OGL v3); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: English Channel
- Nearest coast: England
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Schiedam (revision 1316578302), 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.
Protected Wreck data © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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