- HMS Pomone (1805)
HMS "Pomone" was a 38-gun
fifth-rate frigate of theRoyal Navy , built by Brindley atFrindsbury and launched in 1805. She was wrecked offThe Needles , part of theIsle of Wight , in1811 .The
shipwreck site identified at The Needles contains the remains of two wrecks, thought to be HMS|Assurance|1747|6 and the stern part of the "Pomone". The wrecksite was designated under theProtection of Wrecks Act on4 April 1974 . The majority of finds recovered from this double wrecksite are thought to be from the "Pomone".It is possible that another wrecksite identified in
Alum Bay could be the bow end of the "Pomone".The wrecksite was identified by an Isle of Wight resident, Derek Williams, who became the first licensee.
References
* [http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F47CA311-8CA4-4F43-9DE1-A1FE323AA934/0/achwsreport19992000.pdf Advisory Committee on Historic Wrecks Report for 1999-2000]
* [http://www.hwtma.org.uk/lectures/10_annual_public.pdf Lecture by John Bingeman] given in2001
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