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Hazardous (ship)
50.7522° N, -0.8593° E
About
The Hazardous, formerly Le Hazardeux, was a French third-rate ship of the line captured by the English and later sunk in Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex. The wreck was found in 1977. In 1986 the site was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act as a Protected Wreck, managed by Historic England.
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Designed and built
1698
Launched
1699
Captured by English
1703
Loaned as privateer
1703
Wrecked
1706
Cannon recovery
1966
Wreck located
1977
Protected designation
1986
Remote sensing survey
2014
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