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Fleet, with the objective of taking possession of the key forts, which they succeeded in doing. The French Republican forces quickly mobilised, and began the siege of Toulon on 7 September. By 15 December, the British and Spanish withdrew, taking with them 15,000 Royalists, as well as destroying the
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was handed a vast collection of artefacts from this wreck for display. These new remains turned out to be the stern of the wreck, which held a large carving from the stern port quarter gallery. This carving was claimed to have been discovered by local diver Carmen Stevens but not reported until the
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Exploration of the wreck is ongoing year on year by Survey Licence Holder Todd Stevens and IMAG (The Islands Maritime Archaeological Group) who have produced an overall site plan of the whole wreck site. The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Maritime Archaeology Society (CISMAS) has been routinely
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received damage, suffering three killed and thirty wounded. In total, British losses were 31 killed and 113 wounded. French losses are not known; it is estimated over 670 French sailors were killed or wounded, during skirmishes that resulted in the capture of three French warships.
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New wreck material was found in the vicinity of the stern in 2014, prompting further excavation work in 2015. This raised new questions about the wrecking process which was investigated in 2017, leading to a new wrecking theory.
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set off for home. She stopped at Algiers and at Lisbon on the way. At Lisbon she joined a larger convoy that was "bound for Ireland and other northern ports". The convoy dispersed in the English Channel as planned.
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on 7 December. For three days she intended to ride out the storm, only for it to increase. On the night of 10 December an anchor cable parted and the ship ran aground on a submerged ledge of rock off
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The battle was a major victory for the Royal Navy. Despite being outnumbered, it captured four Spanish ships and crippled seven, including the largest warship afloat at that time - the
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as a result of the find when reported meaning that diving or other interference within 300 metres of the site was not permitted without a licence.
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was immediately sent "on a cruise off Malta". She then went to Gibraltar before returning to the now repaired fleet in Naples. In the summer,
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dockyards and a large number of French warships. The Royal Navy lost 10 ships after the French captured the heights overlooking the harbour.
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sustained serious damage, her sails being virtually shot away. It looked inevitable that she would be raked by Spanish warships, until
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In the closing years of the 1960s, Roland Morris, a marine salver, began diving on the site, searching for the antiquities that
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was not cannibalized; Captain Murray did, however, hand over to Nelson three of his guns and one bower anchor. This was done as
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was part of a large fleet of 51 warships of numerous types, including a Spanish squadron, but commanded overall by Vice Admiral
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Admiral Shuldam's remains were ultimately laid to rest in Wyredsbury churchyard, Buckinghamshire on 9 January 1799.
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for reburial in England. No further salvage proved possible and the vessel sank entirely in early January 1799.
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lost approximately 300 killed or wounded; the Spanish lost 1,092 killed or wounded, and 2,300 taken prisoner.
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port. Upon the arrival of the British Fleet, the Bourbons duly surrendered the town and ships to Hood.
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was staying within the war zone. Loaded with Greek vases and wounded men from the battle of the Nile,
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to the existence of further remains. As a result of this new discovery the Isles of Scilly Museum in
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mainmast and bowsprit broke away and it became clear she could no longer be refloated. A naval brig,
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on 4 April 1787 and lost on 10 December 1798. During her years of service she participated in the
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had been transporting. Many of the items found were reconstructed and are now displayed at the
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inspecting and recording the site since 2001. The CISMAS projects are funded and endorsed by
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obtained a survey licence and carried out a pre-disturbance survey of the site. The
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The Ship of the Line - Volume One: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850
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following year when the wreck site was designated on 4 July 2001 under the
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Naval Chronicle 1798, vol. 1, pp.86, 165. Cited in Grocott 1997, pp. 64-65
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Naval Chronicle 1799, vol. 1, p.176. Cited in Grocott 1997, pp. 64-65
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published the investigation and conservation of artefacts from HMS
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In 2000, a report from amateur diver Todd Stevens alerted the
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carving was recovered from the site in 2002 (as shown in a
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was involved in much bitter fighting, her Scots captain,
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United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine
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In August 2001 the Archaeological Diving Unit of the
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Middleton, Camidge, Paynter, Gleba (23 April 2018).
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Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras
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Index

HMS Colossus


Great Britain
Battle of Groix
Battle of Cape St Vincent
Courageux-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
third-rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Gravesend
Battle of Groix
Battle of Cape St Vincent
Battle of the Nile
Isles of Scilly
Historic England
Bay of Biscay
Vanneau
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

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