HMS ''Schiedam'' was a Dutch East India

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. Captured twice, once by pirates, the ship wrecked off Gunwalloe Cove in 1684. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by

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Career

''Schiedam'' was captured by Moroccan pirates in 1683 off

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. She was then recaptured by the British ship HMS ''James'' on 10 August 1683 and used as a water carrier within ships of the line, renamed as the ''Schiedam Prize''. She was then used as a transport ship to assist in the clearance of the Tangier Settlement.

Wreck

While carrying naval workmen and their families, horses and cannon, she was lost off

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Cove on her return to England on 4 April 1684. The wreck was discovered on 10 July 1971 by Anthony Randall who, as the original licensee, undertook archaeological work on the site between 1971 and 1995. Over 150 artifacts have been recovered from the site, some of which are on display at the

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. In 2013,

(then called English Heritage) commissioned a desk-based assessment of the wreck site's significance, its history, any existing evidence, finds and research work, concluding a discussion of potential threats. A similar wreck was filmed at the same location for an episode of the BBC TV series

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in 2014.

References

External links

"''Schiedam''" National Heritage List for England
History of Tangier Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Ships of the Dutch East India Company {{UK-line-ship-stub