Wreck of HMS Sceptre
Shipwreck site
- Position
- About 33.9° S, 18.5° E (within about 10 km)
- Sank
- —
- Cause
- —
- Depth
- —
Protection status
Location generalised to protect military remains
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
The wreck of a military vessel.
This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 85%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
HMS Sceptre was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 June 1781 at Rotherhithe. She served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars before being wrecked in a gale in Table Bay, South Africa, in 1799. The ship was wrecked in a hurricane on 5 November 1799 in Table Bay near the Cape of Good Hope.
History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
About this wreck
HMS Sceptre is a recorded shipwreck site. Voydar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.
Other wrecks named HMS Sceptre
These wreck sites share the name HMS Sceptre. Until September 2026 they shared one web address; each now has its own page.
| Wreck | Location | Lost | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Sceptre | United Kingdom | — | 64.5° N, 10.6° E |
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