HMS Invincible (1758) Conservation Statement and Management Plan
Author(s): Daniel Pascoe, Carrie Cowan
HMS Invincible was originally built in 1744 as the French warship L’Invincible. She was captured by the British in 1747 and became part of the Royal Navy. In 1758 she ran aground as was wrecked on the Horse tail sandbank, in the eastern Solent off Portsmouth. The wreck was discovered in 1979 by a local fisherman and designated as a Protected Wreck in 1980 (List Entry 1000052). In 2012, the Invincible was added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register due to a reduction in sediment levels resulting in the continued exposure of structure and artefacts. This was also evident in 2015 when Invincible was once again added to the Register. This Conservation Statement and Management Plan was produced to enable local, regional and national stakeholder involvement in Historic England’s aspirations for the conservation management of Invincible to balance conservation with economic and social needs. The principal aim of the Plan is to identify a shared vision of how the values and features of Invincible can be conserved, maintained and enhanced.
- Report Number:
- 27/2017
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 38
- Keywords:
- Maritime Protected Wreck
