On 24 September 1695, Winchester foundered on Carysfort Reef in the Florida Keys and was lost.[1]Scurvy had killed or incapacitated almost all of the 350 crewmen; only seven were still capable of working the bilge pumps when a hurricane drove the Winchester onto the reef. Just eight of the crew were rescued. Winchester had been in company with Dunkirk and Experiment, when poor weather caused them to separate from the English squadron sailing from the West Indies to England. In the night lookouts sighted breakers ahead, but her crew was so debilitated by disease that she was unable to avoid hitting a reef. Captain Soales died on shore some days later,before being rescued. The subsequent court martial judged that the current had sent them further north than calculated.[2]
The remains of the wreck were discovered in 1938 or 1939 lying approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the Carysfort Reef Light. Cannons, cannonballs, wrought iron fittings, and a couple of sundials have been recovered from the wreck.[3][4]
^Diving at dive site Carysfort Reef South and HMS Winchester. Greatest Dive Sites. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
Referencesedit
Dean, Love (1982). Reef Lights: Seaswept Lighthouses of the Florida Keys. Key West, Florida: The Historic Key West Preservation Board. ISBN0-943528-03-8.
Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN0-948864-30-3.
Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-252-8.
External linksedit
Barnette, Michael (2008). Florida's Shipwrecks. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN978-0-7385-5413-6. Pictures of artifacts recovered from Winchester wreck
Remains of portable sundial retrieved from the Winchester shipwreck
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winchester, 1693, other, ships, with, same, name, winchester, winchester, fourth, rate, ship, line, english, royal, navy, launched, bursledon, april, 1693, historyenglandnamehms, winchesterbuilderwyatt, bursledonlaunched11, april, 1693fatefoundered, september,. For other ships with the same name see HMS Winchester HMS Winchester was a 60 gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy launched at Bursledon on 11 April 1693 1 HistoryEnglandNameHMS WinchesterBuilderWyatt BursledonLaunched11 April 1693FateFoundered 24 September 1695General characteristics 1 Class and type60 gun fourth rate ship of the lineTons burthen941Length146 ft 2 5 in 44 6 m gundeck Beam38 ft 2 in 11 6 m Depth of hold15 ft 11 in 4 9 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament60 guns of various weights of shotOn 24 September 1695 Winchester foundered on Carysfort Reef in the Florida Keys and was lost 1 Scurvy had killed or incapacitated almost all of the 350 crewmen only seven were still capable of working the bilge pumps when a hurricane drove the Winchester onto the reef Just eight of the crew were rescued Winchester had been in company with Dunkirk and Experiment when poor weather caused them to separate from the English squadron sailing from the West Indies to England In the night lookouts sighted breakers ahead but her crew was so debilitated by disease that she was unable to avoid hitting a reef Captain Soales died on shore some days later before being rescued The subsequent court martial judged that the current had sent them further north than calculated 2 The remains of the wreck were discovered in 1938 or 1939 lying approximately 1 5 miles 2 4 km southwest of the Carysfort Reef Light Cannons cannonballs wrought iron fittings and a couple of sundials have been recovered from the wreck 3 4 Citations edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p 163 Hepper 1994 p 19 Dean 1982 p 24 Diving at dive site Carysfort Reef South and HMS Winchester Greatest Dive Sites Retrieved 7 November 2008 References editDean Love 1982 Reef Lights Seaswept Lighthouses of the Florida Keys Key West Florida The Historic Key West Preservation Board ISBN 0 943528 03 8 Hepper David J 1994 British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail 1650 1859 Rotherfield Jean Boudriot ISBN 0 948864 30 3 Lavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 External links editBarnette Michael 2008 Florida s Shipwrecks Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 0 7385 5413 6 Pictures of artifacts recovered from Winchester wreck Remains of portable sundial retrieved from the Winchester shipwreck nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Winchester 1693 amp oldid 1182573876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
