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Cornwall, Isles of Scilly
HMS Colossus, Samson, Isles of Scilly
Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timber
Sea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: look only: guns.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
74-gun ship wrecked December 1798 carrying Sir William Hamilton's Greek vases
Historic England records that over 30,000 Greek pottery sherds from Hamilton's collection were recovered, many now in the British Museum. A marked diver trail runs around visible structure and armament.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
swell, tidal flow, remote boat access
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