HMS Tyger sank in 1742, and the surviving crew were marooned on an uninhabited island for more than two months. HMS Tyger sank in 1742, ... The ship sank on Jan. 13, 1742, ...

The 130-foot HMS Tyger, which had been around since about 1647, patrolled waters off Florida and chased Spanish ships into the Gulf of Mexico during an Anglo-Spanish conflict known as the War of ...

Archeologists from Dry Tortugas National Park found cannons about 500 yards from the ship's remains which helped them confirm it as the HMS Tyger.

Found off the coast of Florida, the HMS "Tyger" left some 300 crew members stranded on Garden Key in 1742. Skip to main content. ... When the ship hit the coral, it began taking on water.

A wrecked vessel found off the Florida Keys in 1993, near Dry Tortugas National Park, has been identified as the HMS Tyger, a British frigate built in 1647.

The HMS Tyger was a Fourth-Rate, 50-gun frigate built in 1647. It sank in 1742 after running aground on the reefs of the Dry Tortugas while on patrol in the War of Jenkins Ear between Britain and ...

The HMS Tyger was the first of three British war vessels to become engulfed in the Florida Keys. The other two, HMS Fowey and HMS Looe were both identified by archaeologists, yet the Tyger ...

The HMS Tyger was a 50-gun frigate ship built in 1647 and its existence had not been confirmed after it ran aground near the reefs of what's now known as Dry Tortugas National Park over 280 years ago.

The ship was found off the coast of Florida. Price Database. 13 June 2025. Artworks. ... HMS Tyger ran aground on coral reefs around Dry Tortugas in 1742 while pursuing enemy ships in the Anglo ...

U.S. researchers have concluded that the 17th-century remains of sunken British warship HMS Tyger rest below the surface in Dry Tortugas National Park.