The Scilly naval disaster of 1707 one of the worst maritime disasters in the history of the British Isles. During the War of Spanish Succession, four warships of a Royal Navy fleet were lost off the Isles of Scilly in severe weather on 22 October 1707. 1550 sailors aboard the wrecked vessels lost their lives, including Commander-in-Chief of the British Fleets, Sir Cloudesley Shovell, who body was stripped by wreckers.

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