Warship Hazardous

Le Hazardeux was a French 3rd rate ship of the line, built in 1698. In 1703 the ship was captured by the Royal Navy and taken as a prize to Portsmouth. The ship was refitted and commissioned Warship Hazardous on the 27th March 1704 as a 4th rate ship of the line. In November 1706 Warship Hazardous was lost in a storm to the north east of the Isle of Wight.

Artists impression of Hazardous at sea (Laurie Crisp)

The wreck lay here until 1977 when it was rediscovered by members of the 308 branch of the Sub Aqua Association, approximately 800 metres south-east of Bracklesham Bay slipway. Due to the archaeological importance of the site it is designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

The ship structure is clearly visible on site