Royal Anne Galley Marine Environmental Assessment
Charlie Johns, Kevin Camidge, 2007. (updated 2011) https://doi.org/10.5284/1000387. How to cite using this DOI
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000387
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Introduction
The Royal Anne Galley was a galley frigate wrecked off the Lizard in 1721 while on voyage to the Barbados. There were only three survivors out of 200 passengers and crew. The most notable of those who perished was Lord Belhaven who was going to take up the Governorship of Barbados.
The wreck site was rediscovered in 1991 by local diver Robert Sherratt when a large sounding lead was found adjacent to two iron guns. Subsequently numerous objects were recovered from the seabed in the vicinity of the iron guns, including items of cutlery bearing the Belhaven crest, which led to the identification of the wreck. The wreck was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act (1973) as the Royal Anne Galley in 1993. The designation extends for a radius of 200m from position Latitude 49° 57'.48N, Longitude 05° 12'.99W (datum unknown).
The project was the first Marine Environmental Assessment (MEA) of a protected wreck to be commissioned by English Heritage. The project archive held by the ADS relates to two phases of investigation:
- Phase 1 Desk-based Assessment (2004-2006)
- Phase 2 Field Assessment (2008-2009)
