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Wrecking off the Isles of Scilly
- When
- 22 October 1707
- Where
- Isles of Scilly
- Part of
- Scilly Naval Disaster
Four Royal Navy ships struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly on 22 October 1707, killing between 1,400 and 2,000 sailors.
HMS Association struck Outer Gilstone Rock at 8 pm, sinking with its entire crew of about 800 men and Admiral Shovell. The disaster was attributed to navigational errors, chart inaccuracies, and inadequate compasses.
Sources
- Scilly naval disaster of 1707 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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