HMS Somerset 1778
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Somerset | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1778 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | third-rate | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Storm or weather | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Seven Years' War, American Revolutionary War | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Maine | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 4 km from land |
| Position | 42.0390, -70.0610 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Somerset was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 18 July 1748. She was the third vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Somerset was involved in several notable battles of the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. She was wrecked in a storm in 1778 when she ran aground off of Provincetown, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Location
- Recorded position: 42.0390, -70.0610 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Maine
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Somerset (1748) (revision 1356635890), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; 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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