Hms Association Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Hms association Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 51.73 N,6 24.5 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 5 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS ASSOCIATION |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 50.3 m |
| Width | 13.9 m |
| Draught | 5.6 |
| Tonnage | 1459 |
| Tonnage Type | builders' measurement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 22, 1707 |
| Bottom Texture | Boulder |
| Original Detection Year | 1967 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | A LARGE SELECTION OF GUNS, CANNON, SHOT PLATE ETC HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE AREA NEAR THE GILSTONE LEDGES. VARIOUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS GIVING DETAILS OF HOW THE DIVERS LOCATED THIS WRECK. (CUTTINGS FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 1968 TO 1969). 20.10.69 THE WRECK IS BELIEVED TO BE IN TWO DISTINCT SITES. THE SITE KNOWN AS CANNON GULLEY WAS DIVED ON BY THE RAF DIVERS AND THEY WERE INSTRUCTED NOT TO RECOVER ANY ARTEFACTS. THE SITE CONSISTED OF HUGE BOULDERS. THE GULLEYS BETWEEN THEM CONTAINING NUMEROUS IRON CANNON BALLS AND GRAPE SHOT. THERE IS STILL MUCH OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST ON THE SITE. (RAF ST ATHAN SUB AQUA CLUB REPORT, 9.7.69) 5.10.70 REPORT AGREES WITH THAT DTD JUL '69. (RAF ST ATHAN SUB AQUA CLUB, JUN '70) H2568/71 14.11.73 NOT FULLY INVESTIGATED. MOST DIVED ON AREA CONSISTS OF LARGE BOULDERS AND GULLEYS AND ONLYVISIBLE SIGNS OF WRECK ARE SOME CANNON AND ANCHORS ON SEABED. LIES WEST OF GILSTONE LEDGES IN THE SEMI-CIRCLE FORMED BY THEM. SUGGESTED POSN 495142N, 062431W [OGB]. (HMS HECATE, R-OF-S). H1280/76/24 29.1.76 ALL WOOD HAS LONG GONE AND ALL THAT REMAINS ARE IRON CANNON, CANNON BALLS AND SMALLER ARTEFACTS SCATTERED IN ROCKY GULLEYS ON THE SIDE. NO HAZARD TO NAVIGATION. (RAF HONINGTON SUB AQUA EXPEDITION REPORT, 1-15.8.75). 12.1.00 POSN STATED TO BE 4951.73N, 0624.5W [OGB]. MOST OF COINS RECOVERED HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR THE IRON CANNON AMONG BOULDERS IN GULLIES IN DEPTHS OF 5-43MTRS. STERN HAS STILL TO BE LOCATED. SALVOR IN POSSESSION IS JIM HESLIN OF ISLES OF SCILLY UNDERWATER CENTRE. (DIVER MAGAZINE, JAN '00). FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/19 18.2.03 WK OWNED BY MOD, NOT PROTECTED BY STATUTORY INSTRUMENT. NOT CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO ANY LICENCE. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 16.2.03). NCA. 16.4.14 RESTRICTED AREA RADIUS 50MTRS CENTRED ON 4951.73N, 0624.50W [WGD]. (SI 753/14). AMEND POSN. BA 34 STS TO SHOW AREA. SEP 2017/000267934 31.1.18 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY 2017. (MMT, HI 1504). FOR FILING ONLY. SEP 2019/000100083 9.5.19 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY 2019. UNDER THE PROTECTION OF 'WRECKS ACT 1973'. NFS. (SEP 2019000100268). NCA |
| Last Amended Date | May 9, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1696 BAGGSHOT, PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD. 90 GUNS, SECOND RATE. FLAGSHIP OF 21 ENGLISH MEN O'WAR. PASSAGE GIBRALTAR FOR PORTSMOUTH. RAN INTO THE WESTERN ROCKS IN BAD WEATHER. NO SURVIVORS. HMS EAGLE, HMS ROMNER & HMS FIREBRAND WERE ALSO LOST. HMS ASSOCIATION'S COMPLEMENT OF SOME 800 MEN WERE LOST, THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL BEING SOME 2000MEN. IT WAS LARGELY AS A RESULT OF THIS LOSS THAT THE ADMIRALTY BOARD INSTITUTED A COMPETITION FOR A MORE ACCURATE WAY TO DETERMINE LONGITUDE.
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
49 51.73 N,6 24.5 W
Hms Association on Wreck Map
Hms Association Wreck on Google Map
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