HMB Savannah
Armed Ship · Great Britain · Lost 1779 · The Georgia & South Carolina Coast
A British armed vessel scuttled alongside Venus in the Savannah River in 1779 to block the Franco-American siege fleet.
The Vessel and Her Loss
HMB Savannah was a British armed vessel present at Savannah, Georgia, during the American Revolution. In September 1779, as French and American forces besieged the city, she was deliberately sunk in the Savannah River together with the transport Venus to obstruct the channel against the allied fleet. Archaeological survey of the river has since examined wreck remains connected to this defense.
Vessel
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- Royal Navy / British forces at Savannah
Loss
- September 1, 1779
- Intentional sinking
- Savannah River, near Savannah, Georgia
- Savannah River
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The Wreck Today
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- Subject to archaeological study in the Savannah River shipping channel.
Position
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- Savannah River, Savannah, Georgia
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (50/100)
Precise dimensions, armament, and full identity of the vessel are not established in the sources reviewed.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division
Identification of HMB Savannah as scuttled alongside Venus in the 1779 Savannah River defense.
