The Wreck of the Ten Sails, Grand Cayman
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The wreck of the Ten Sails in Grand Cayman. This location will take you to a memorial looking out towards the wreck, just off the East End Highway.
Waymark Code: WM1TEA
Location: Cayman Islands
Date Posted: 07/07/2007
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Legends of Cayman's occupation by pirates during the 18th century, including treasure caches left behind by Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, Neal Walker (in Little Cayman) and Henry Morgan, continue to be a romantic but historically questionable part of the folklore of this Western Caribbean country.
One of the most colourful historic legends, The Wreck of The Ten Sails, was recently "rewritten" in an accurate account uncovered through detailed research by Dr. Margaret Leshikar Denton.
On February 8, 1794, not November 1788 as long thought, 10 merchant vessels went aground in rough seas off Grand Cayman's East End, led by the HMS Convert. Contrary to an enduring popular legend, the convoy did not carry Prince William, the future King William IV, or any member of the Royal family, whose courageous rescue by Caymanians was attributed with the granting of the Cayman's freedom from taxation by King George III.
Date of Shipwreck: November, 1788
Type of Boat: Sailboat
Military or Civilian: Military and Merchant ships
Cause of Shipwreck: Sailed onto the reef
Accessibility:
By boat & diving.
Diving Permitted: yes
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Visit Instructions:
Only log the site if you have visited it personally.
Floating over a site does not qualify as a find if it is a wreck that requires diving - you must have actually visited the site - therefore photos of the site are good.