Phoenix (Possibly) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | distributed remains of wreck |
| Status | historic |
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Phoenix (possibly) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 56.008 N,6 22.389 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 | PHOENIX (POSSIBLY) |
| Type | Wooden Vessel |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 2017 |
| Last Detection Year | 2024 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | 02.07.24 In 2017 an Isles of Scilly based scuba diver discovered a new shipwreck site while searching for the remains of the English East Indiaman Phoenix, which was lost on the Isles of Scilly in 1680. The diver recovered a significant quantity of material from the wreck site.In 2021, Historic England received notification of a recently discovered wooden shipwreck site. The features, which include several damaged iron cannon, believed to be kentledge ballast, as well as ship timbers and aconsiderable quantity of small finds, are not associated with any pre-existing NRHE records or UKHO wreck records, suggesting that this is a newly discovered wreck site. Historic England subsequently commissionedWessex Archaeology to undertake diving fieldwork and to prepare an undesignated site assessment for the site. SEP 2024/000184767 02.07.24 WRECK NEAR LOW BREAM LEDGE, POSSIBLY THE REMAINS OF THE PHOENIX, LOCATED IN 4956.008N, 0622.389W [WGD]. HAS BEEN AWARDED SCHEDULED MONUMENT STATUS (THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS ACT 1979, DTD 21/05/24, LIST ENTRY NUMBER 1483538). INS DW, ADD |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 1, 2050 |
Circumstances of loss
02.07.24 WOODEN VESSEL BUILT IN 1670, POTENTIALLY THE REMAINS OF THE ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY VESSEL PHOENIX. SANK ON RETURN VOYAGE FROM BANTAM, JAVA IN 1680. FOUND BY DIVER IN 2017, FURTHER DIVER FIELDWORK POST 2021 BY WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY ON BEHALF OF HISTORIC ENGLAND.
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
49 56.008 N,6 22.389 W
Phoenix (Possibly) on Wreck Map
Phoenix (Possibly) Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
HISTORIC