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HMS Eagle

Lost: 1707
Location: Tearing Ledge, Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly, England
Coordinates: 49.8700, -6.4400
Era: British Royal Navy Losses
Coinage: milled
Discovered by: Divers working for Roland Morris
Recovery: 1969
Cargo: Portuguese gold moidores, Silver reales, Pay chests

Royal Navy third-rate lost alongside HMS Association in the 1707 Scilly disaster; the wreck's identity is probable, not certain, and may include material from the smaller HMS Romney, lost the same night.

History

HMS Eagle was a 70-gun third-rate serving in Shovell's Mediterranean squadron. On 22 October 1707 she followed the flagship onto the Western Rocks and was lost with all hands. Her established manning for a ship of her rate was roughly 450–500 men, and no exact figure for the number aboard that night is recorded. Her wreck lies on Tearing Ledge, near the Association site on the Crim Rocks.

Recovery

The Tearing Ledge site was first identified by divers working for Roland Morris in 1969 and produced Portuguese moidores and Spanish silver characteristic of the pay-chests aboard the Mediterranean fleet. The wreck is now designated under the UK Protection of Wrecks Act, but Historic England's own records note the identification as Eagle is probable rather than certain, since the site may include wreckage from the smaller HMS Romney, lost the same night.

Timeline

1707 — With Mediterranean Fleet — Serving in Shovell's squadron.
1707 — Wrecked on the Western Rocks — Lost the same night as the Association.
1969 — Site Located by Divers — Divers working for Roland Morris identify wreckage on Tearing Ledge.
1975 — Statutory Protection — Tearing Ledge designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

Notes

Lost the same night as the Association with all hands aboard
Yielded a rich sample of Portuguese moidores
Historic England records the wreck's identity as probable, not certain, given possible admixture with the nearby loss of HMS Romney