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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell (c. November 1650 – 22 or 23 October 1707) was an English naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay and then at the Battle of Texel during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. As a captain he fought at the Battle of Bantry Bay during the Williamite War in Ireland .
Learn about the worst naval disaster in British history, when Admiral Shovell and his fleet ran aground on the Scilly Islands in 1707. Find out how navigational tools and weather affected their location and survival.
A 90-gun, second-rate English warship, HMS Association was the flagship of Sir Cloudesley Shovell, who had worked his way up from lowly cabin boy to become Admiral of the Fleet in 1705.
Oct 10, 2007 · Shovell’s flagship, the Association, struck the Outer Gilstone Rock and sank with the loss of all hands. Two other ships, the Romney and the Eagle, also sank, with only one survivor between them. More than 1,300 men died.
The Scilly naval disaster of 1707 was the loss of four warships of a Royal Navy fleet off the Isles of Scilly in severe weather on 22 October 1707. [a] Between 1,400 and 2,000 sailors lost their lives aboard the wrecked vessels, making the incident one of the worst maritime disasters in British naval history. [2]
Oct 22, 2014 · By 1707, Sir Cloudesley Shovell had a long and illustrious service career in the Royal Navy. He was Admiral of the Fleet and in command of operations in the Mediterranean, so had made the autumn journey back to England a number of times.
Dec 12, 2019 · Chief ministers Godolphin and Marlborough directed Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell to lay siege to the French port of Toulon from 29th July to 21st August 1707. Shovell was victorious and the French fleet was put out of action.
