HMS Tyger Identified as Historic British Warship Wreck off Florida Keys

The 18th-century vessel, discovered in 1993 and recently confirmed through new research, sank in 1742 during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

National Park Service archaeologists have identified the wrecked vessel discovered off the Florida Keys in 1993 as the HMS Tyger, a British warship that sank in 1742.
The HMS Tyger was a Fourth-Rate, 50-gun frigate built in 1647, which sank after running aground on the reefs of the Dry Tortugas during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
Archaeologists surveyed the site in 2021, finding five cannons several hundred yards from the main wreck site, confirming the ship's identity.
About 300 crew members were marooned on Garden Key for more than two months, where they built seagoing vessels from the wreck to travel to Port Royal, Jamaica.
The remains of the HMS Tyger and its related artifacts are considered the sovereign property of the British government.